Leonardo DiCaprio has only worked with 3 directors more than once: Baz Luhrmann (2x), Quentin Tarantino (2x), Martin Scorsese (6x).

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Tomatoscore Audience Film Director Box Office Year
0% 23% Critters 3 Kristine Peterson - 1991
90% 89% What's Eating Gilbert Grape Lasse Hallstrom $7.8M 1993
76% 79% This Boy's Life Michael Caton-Jones $3.7M 1993
22% 61% Total Eclipse Agnieszka Holland $0.3M 1995
58% 53% The Quick and the Dead Sam Raimi $17.3M 1995
47% 76% The Basketball Diaries Scott Kalvert $2.1M 1995
73% 77% Romeo + Juliet Baz Luhrmann $46.4M 1996
84% 63% Marvin's Room Jerry Zaks $12.8M 1996
88% 69% Titanic James Cameron $658.8M 1997
32% 55% The Man in the Iron Mask Randall Wallace $57.0M 1998
42% 42% Celebrity Woody Allen $5.0M 1998
21% 57% The Beach Danny Boyle $39.8M 2000
- 62% Don's Plum RD Robb - 2001
72% 81% Gangs of New York Martin Scorsese $193.8M 2002
96% 89% Catch Me if You Can Steven Spielberg $164.4M 2002
86% 79% The Aviator Martin Scorsese $102.6M 2004
63% 90% Blood Diamond Ed Zwick $57.4M 2006
91% 94% The Departed Martin Scorsese $132.4M 2006
55% 62% Body of Lies Ridley Scott $39.4M 2008
67% 71% Revolutionary Road Sam Mendes $22.9M 2008
87% 91% Inception Chris Nolan $292.6M 2010
68% 77% Shutter Island Martin Scorsese $128.0M 2010
43% 44% J. Edgar Clint Eastwood $37.3M 2011
87% 92% Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino $162.8M 2012
48% 67% The Great Gatsby Baz Luhrmann $144.8M 2013
80% 83% The Wolf of Wall Street Martin Scorsese $116.9M 2013
78% 84% The Revenant Alejandro Inarritu $183.6M 2015
85% 70% Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood Quentin Tarantino $142.4M 2019
56% 78% Don't Look Up Adam McKay $0.8M 2021
- - Killers of the Flower Moon Martin Scorsese - 2023
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Intelligent-Age2786 t1_jdyzu1l wrote

Bro took a huge jump from Critters 3, to Gilbert Grape.

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fishstock t1_jdz31n1 wrote

The first time I saw him was in Gilbert Grape, I remember thinking it was cool that they had a mentally handicapped actor in the movie.

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ArcadePinball t1_jdzg4b7 wrote

Then he was in Titanic, and we thought the same thing again, except he was a talented artist.

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdz5ow8 wrote

And from then onwards he was very demanding of directors, maybe that's why he rarely works with some again.

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Edelmaan t1_je2x7j2 wrote

Could that be the largest jump from debut film to second film in terms of quality/reception?

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cbbuntz t1_jdyzoob wrote

He sure has worked with a lot of great directors though

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jankyeyes OP t1_jdz0s4h wrote

That was his credo after Titanic, I believe. To only work with A list directors.

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdz6gja wrote

I thought he got very vocal about changing his characters in the 2000s but I recently heard Cameron say he brought his dad in and they wanted to add some ideas to the character and story.

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RemoteDiscount7439 t1_jdzq2dz wrote

> about changing his characters in the 2000s

I agree but it's kinda funny that he plays a guy whose wife has a mental breakdown and he is troubled by her death, being the main plot point in two movies, both of which came out in 2010.

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immaownyou t1_je0u7sn wrote

Sure, but his characters in Shutter Island and Inception are different

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RemoteDiscount7439 t1_je0vvyz wrote

Agreed, but it's uncanny how similar the two movies are.

Leo hallucinates about his wife and children in both, both movies have major and important sequences in heavy rainfall and snow, and at the end, in both movies it is revealed that >! Leo's characters actions was what had led to the death of their wives- planting an idea or murder out of rage !<

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdzs9i9 wrote

Very interesting. You'd think that's the one thing he'd have told Nolan to consider changing when he made him go rewrite for 6 months.

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rockhopper4753 t1_je05jwz wrote

That’s what all the top tier actors end up caring about, to a large extent. Who is directing.

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Timmace t1_jdzwbpy wrote

>To only work with A list directors.

And Schwartz from a Christmas Story.

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Now_Wait-4-Last_Year t1_je1ma3n wrote

There's a lot of good and probably even great directors who are not considered A-List. There's also some considered A-List who are a bit whiffy, I'm sure.

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jofreal t1_jdz3gwt wrote

Sounds like he’s finally working with PTA too. PTA originally wanted him for Dirk Diggler.

I hope he works with Fincher someday. Fincher shot a Red camera test with Leo lighting up a stogie in the dark. Pitt and Leo reuniting in a Fincher would be epic. Pitt was originally supposed to be the Damon character in Departed I believe.

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdz6bb1 wrote

Wow, I hadn't heard they were working together😃

When I heard PTA and Tarantino joke that Leo is quite intense about some scenes I knew he was still chasing him.

I thought for a bit that PTA cast his dad in Licorice Pizza because Leo turned down the film.

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RDeschain1 t1_jdzl748 wrote

Just watched Licorice Pizza 2 days ago. My god what a charming movie. But i dont see how Leo would have fit into it.

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Pizzapopper57 t1_jdzok0d wrote

I could see him in Bradley Cooper’s role.

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theodo t1_je3afdo wrote

I believe he was up for that, because the casting jokes I heard were about how Cooper replaced DiCaprio twice, in that and Nightmare Alley (which DiCaprio for sure had been cast in)

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdzrss7 wrote

I don't see it as well but then again I can say that about a few of his roles that he owned even before his mature looks.

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RTJMFer t1_jec69zf wrote

>Sounds like he’s finally working with PTA too. PTA originally wanted him for Dirk Diggler.

I'm glad that didn't work out. He's great but that part was perfect for Wahlberg. I don't know if Leo could pull off the dumb guy as well.

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nowhereman136 t1_jdz2gj1 wrote

Surprised he hasn't done another with Spielberg.

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdz5xam wrote

Maybe he might've been in consideration for the upcoming Spielberg film if he was younger assuming they ended on good terms.

But this would be the 3rd role that Bradley Cooper has taken instead of him after he couldn't do Nightmare Alley and Licorice Pizza.

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AlanMorlock t1_jdzzyt6 wrote

Anderson has denied that he was in talks for Licorice Pizza. His dad is in it though!

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arealhumannotabot t1_je0vv5f wrote

I don't think Spielberg does a lot of movies that Leo would act in. Not about quality, but the choices he makes. Leo seems to have really gotten into genre movies more and more.

Other than Titanic does he do much standard comedy/drama? I don't think so...?

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nowhereman136 t1_je11bel wrote

As much as I enjoyed Paul Dano, I think DiCaprio could've played Mr Fabelman

War Horse, Munich, and Tintin could've been good for DiCaprio also. They might have been smaller roles than he's use to but he took the smaller role for Django

DiCaprio tends to do exciting dramas like Revenant, Hollywood, and Shutter Island, but he's branched out. Don't Look Up was a straightforward comedy. Revolutionary Road and J Edgar were simple period dramas with almost no action. J Edgar even feels like a Spielberg movie in the vain of Lincoln and War Horse.

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bbroygbvgwwgvbgyorbb t1_je24mvz wrote

Leo gets every script in Hollywood first, and then it goes to everyone else. One of few who get to pick which project they work on.

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LoverOfForms t1_je27i7s wrote

Maybe they are sworn enemies. Maybe Leo's an anti-semite or something. Not trying to start rumors-- Leo is one of my favorite actors... But it does seem odd...

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YourmomgoestocolIege t1_je2ok21 wrote

So every actor that's only done one Spielberg is an anti-Semite, got it.

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LoverOfForms t1_je3qryj wrote

Leonardo DiCaprio is literally the most in-demand actor in Hollywood. People say that all scripts pass through him on their way to anybody else.

I'm just saying that a hyperproductive class A talent only working once with another class A talent is a little odd.

Also notice that the first thing I said was maybe they are enemies. Maybe Leo slept with Spielberg's daughters. Maybe he insulted Spielberg's directing. It could be literally anything is the point-- including something as jarring as antisemitism. It's probably not that, but it could be anything. So let's not pretend that every other actor that has worked with Spielberg once is on the same level as Leonardo DiCaprio. That's just silly.

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rishinator t1_jdz728r wrote

Would love to see another Leonardo and Nolan

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Thebat87 t1_jdzq17t wrote

Me too. I thought he fit really well as an anchor in Nolan’s world.

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdz8tm0 wrote

Don't think he would do blockbusters again.

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lospollosakhis t1_jdzl1gf wrote

Don’t need to be a ‘blockbuster’ per say but it would probably turn into one with those two.

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdzs1my wrote

Listening to some forums, he seems more fond of his dramatic films.

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lospollosakhis t1_je0xzhb wrote

Would love a drama to hit a billion. The closest we got to that is Joker, which doesn’t really count since it’s basically Batman lol.

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OilRepresentative370 t1_jdzl926 wrote

Why not?

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BeginningAppeal8599 t1_jdzsm6w wrote

He didn't seem that fond of it in that interview he was talking about his films.

And when he's already turning down the likes of Del Toro, Chazelle and others it's not likely he'll accept such big physical films at his age and when he's not working that mich anymore.

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e8odie t1_jdz7u6j wrote

I don't feel like this statistic is all that unusual. Pick 5 more actors of similar stardom/popularity and longevity and I bet most of them have 2-4 multi-time directors.

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avelak t1_je08uqv wrote

I think the more interesting thing is seeing which directors/A-listers have an affinity for each other... Like clearly Leo and Scorsese have a thing

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Jizzbootsturdhat t1_jdzy6jh wrote

That's what I was wondering. For leading types anyways. I know a lot of character actors seem to be in every project certain people do. I thought this was normal.

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ACBluto t1_je04is1 wrote

Wow, considering his level of fame, he has certainly slowed down the number of projects he is in too:

1993-2003 - 14 movies

2003-2013 - 11 movies

2013-2023 - 4 movies

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uwill1der t1_je1j3c7 wrote

1993-2003 making a name for himself

2003-2013 being selective to build prestige and win an Oscar

2015-2023 won his Oscar and prestige, now can do whatever he wants

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Cho42 t1_jdzaayu wrote

Someone explain what was wrong with “The Quick and The Dead”?!

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ignoresubs t1_jdzd8q6 wrote

Absolutely nothing. More people just need to be aware of it.

Amazing cast, story and director of course. Shout out to Stone for helping to architect it.

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Cho42 t1_jdzdgih wrote

Okay good. I thought maybe I had horrible taste and didn’t know it. Thanks for the validation.

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-SneakySnake- t1_je02bek wrote

It got mixed reception, not bad. Even if it's slated if there's something in it that spoke to you or really grabbed you you don't have bad taste for liking it. Art, even commercial art, is very subjective. The best stuff is only even considered the best because of majority consensus. If the best for you is something else, then you're not wrong for thinking so.

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2BFrank69 t1_je0lofu wrote

It’s a bit cheesy but in a good way. I liked it

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MurderDoneRight t1_jdzu5ge wrote

And he has never done a sequel to one of his movies

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Friendly_Childhood t1_je04jsa wrote

I mean did any of the movies had actual sequels?

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MurderDoneRight t1_je04rr6 wrote

The Great Gatsby 2: The Even Greater Gatsby

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Friendly_Childhood t1_je0636y wrote

Titanic: Risen

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MurderDoneRight t1_je08liz wrote

J Edgar Origins: Dawn Of The Hoover

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Blaaa5 t1_je2rfof wrote

Twice Upon a Time in Hollywood

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JeNiqueTaMere t1_je08n50 wrote

The great Gatsby: bigger, longer & uncut.

It's a porn movie.

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Seahearn4 t1_je2yhj7 wrote

The Departed 2: Just Marky Mark Sitting Alone Talking With His Boston Accent

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CaptainGordan t1_je14cuq wrote

Critters 4

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Now_Wait-4-Last_Year t1_je1mvor wrote

Critters 3 and 4 were filmed back to back, so maybe the opportunity was technically there?

There was a surprising degree of continuity over the series for such a set of films.

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SnowyDesert t1_je09yoi wrote

in his defense, he either dies or ends up in prison in many of his movies 😅

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RageCageJables t1_je1mprp wrote

I know it would and probably should never happen, but a sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood could be fun, mainly because I loved hanging out with those two characters. In the novelization, they explore how his career got a boost from saving Sharon Tate and friends, so they could portray that. Maybe they can accidentally prevent another tragedy.

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brulaudia1904 t1_je1dxxz wrote

Titanic only 69% audience score ahahahaha this fucking kids this days...

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Holy_Hole_Inna_Donut t1_jdzuiit wrote

What is wrong about that? Not every actor is lucky enough to work multiple times with big name directors.

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fokureddit69 t1_jdzkwqk wrote

Funny Nolan didn’t take him to his next movie after inception.

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Arfuuur t1_je0fzfl wrote

he was rumored as the riddler for tdkr for a long time

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AmazingMarv t1_je2ecnw wrote

Was he really? Or was that just strong fan-casting?

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Additional_Meeting_2 t1_jdzdj74 wrote

It’s not usual to work with same directors more than once anyway (outside of franchises) so I don’t think it’s remarkable it’s just three directors he has repeated. Most actors have just a couple of repeats.

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Will-Of-D-3D2Y t1_je01a61 wrote

Kind of a random and weird statistic to focus on since it feels like it's common for actors to work with different directors on different projects rather than commit to the director alone.

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Economy-Inspector-23 t1_je0wycz wrote

Wtf audience scores so low for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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yaboytim t1_je4xkf6 wrote

It's about what I'd expect. I'm someone who likes the movie, but it's definitely not everyone's cup of tea

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worldstrongestace t1_je1v664 wrote

I bet most people who aren't Kate beckinsale have similar stats

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Platti_J t1_je0x0sx wrote

If DiCaprio doesn't want to be in it, it goes to other actors.

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RodLUFC t1_je10hzx wrote

I've really grown to appreciate him as I've got older. He's fantastic!

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Animalpoop t1_je1bfqd wrote

Shutter Island was definitely better than that Tomatometer gives it credit for, but that's just me.

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LoverOfForms t1_je27btc wrote

Would love to see him give Sam Raimi another shot!

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unc8299 t1_je36h02 wrote

Is the box office just domestic, because the numbers are too small.

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Parkimedes t1_je3eb2b wrote

Not too surprising. I’m fact, I’m surprised he has done 6 with Scorsese. Most blockbuster movies these days have first time directors. The executive producers usually hire someone cheap who will do whatever they want without a big ego. That’s why there are so few big name directors.

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subhasish10 t1_jec5ma6 wrote

The only actor who's got a better resume( in terms of directors) is Tom Cruise

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EternamD t1_je02kiz wrote

Rotten Tomatoes, seriously?

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0biwanCannoli t1_je016b3 wrote

The combined age of girls he dates throughout that time is 51. Eww, what a yucky number!

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baghada28 t1_jdzr7ym wrote

I'm sorry but I hate leonardo dicaprio. As a person and actor. I hope killers of the flower moon fails and Martin Scorcese works with other actors.

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Corky_caporale t1_je2soos wrote

Internet nerd hates actor as a person who he has never met, more at 11

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ATLien325 t1_je0j009 wrote

Why’s that

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baghada28 t1_je0j8uk wrote

Just can't stand him and think he's overrated as an actor. It all seems same to me now.

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cjd137 t1_je427j2 wrote

What’s ‘the same’ about his roles in Once Upon A Time, The Revenant, Django Unchained and Wolf Of Wall Street? I’d struggle to name an actor who’s ever played more diverse roles in a ten year stretch. If you don’t like him, fair enough, but that part is just wrong.

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