While it might’ve taken him a while to finally win an Oscar, Leonardo DiCaprio is easily one of the greatest actors of our generation. His diverse catalog of feature films spans countless genres and has launched him into the top sphere of movie stars. He’s a household name whose commitment to his craft has helped him remain at the top of his game for years.

With decades of incredible work behind him, it’s hard to nail down the best of DiCaprio, but we’ve done our best to put together this list of his greatest performances.

1. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Directed by gangster legend Martin Scorsese (Taxi Driver), The Wolf of Wall Street features DiCaprio at his best, or maybe his worst depending on how you look at it. This black comedy biopic is based on a memoir by former New York stockbroker Jordan Belfort (who DiCaprio perfectly encapsulates) and chronicles how his corrupt firm committed fraud on Wall Street and almost got away with it.

Having earned a Guinness World Record for being “the film with the most intense instances of swearing” in movie history, the film is chock full of sex, violence, and naughty words. DiCaprio is incredible, with his transformation into Belfort further enhanced by Margot Robbie (The Suicide Squad) as Belfort’s second wife, Jonah Hill (22 Jump Street) as Belfort’s best friend and business partner, and Kyle Chandler (Super 8) as the FBI Agent on his trail.

The Wolf of Wall Street features a colorful cast of characters and a witty script that will forever go down as one of DiCaprio’s most intense pictures, and most certainly one of his best. The Matthew McConaughy cameo is also neat. 

2. Inception (2010)

When Christopher Nolan (The Dark Knight) decided to make a sci-fi thriller with DiCaprio as its star, people went nuts. This lucid dreaming-inspired masterpiece is a cinematic classic many consider the auteurs’ “greatest film.” DiCaprio’s Dom Cobb brings a sense of intensity and complexity to the film (which is already both complex and intense) that no other actor could.