{"id":2060028,"date":"2025-09-30T16:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2060028"},"modified":"2025-09-30T16:45:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:45:58","slug":"leonardo-dicaprio-names-his-favorite-spielberg-nolan-and-kubrick-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/leonardo-dicaprio-names-his-favorite-spielberg-nolan-and-kubrick-films\/","title":{"rendered":"Leonardo DiCaprio Names His Favorite Spielberg, Nolan, and Kubrick Films"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Riding high on\u00a0the success of his film One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio named his favorite Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, and Stanley Kubrick films at the premiere event. While answering questions, the actor had to abide by one condition: he couldn\u2019t name his films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">First, DiCaprio named his favourite Steven Spielberg film. Obviously, he couldn\u2019t say Catch Me If You Can, but the choice was one anyone could expect. He said, \u201cMaybe\u00a0Jaws. He&#8217;s done so many masterpieces. It&#8217;s hard to pick, right? God, yeah, I&#8217;d say\u00a0Jaws.\u201d (via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/leonardo-dicaprio-one-battle-after-another-benicio-del-toro-christoher-nolan-steven-spielberg-stanley-kubrick\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Collider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Collider<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Warner Bros&amp;period; Pictures<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Next, when asked to pick his favourite Nolan film excluding Inception, DiCaprio answered The Dark Knight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">For the Kubrick film, DiCaprio was torn between several films like A Clockwork\u00a0Orange,\u00a0The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, and more. But he finally decided on 2001: A Space Odyssey. He said, \u201cThere are too many to pick. But\u00a02001, for me, I remember watching it for the first time on VHS, but then I got to see it at the Cinerama Dome. Talk about a movie that was so ahead of its time. It&#8217;s just incredible. Beyond the movie, it&#8217;s kind of a spiritual experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Well, there\u2019s no denying that we don\u2019t fully agree with these picks, but each unpicked is also a classic in its own right.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti, Wood Harris,\u00a0and more, is running in theaters near you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/one-battle-another-early-favorite-192330983.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Is One Battle After Another The Early Favorite for Best Picture?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: Is One Battle After Another The Early Favorite for Best Picture?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riding high on\u00a0the success of his film One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Leonardo DiCaprio named his favorite Steven Spielberg, Christopher Nolan, and Stanley Kubrick films at the premiere event. While answering questions, the actor had to abide by one condition: he couldn\u2019t name his films. 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