20 Best Movie Performances Of 2019

12. Leonardo DiCaprio - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Leonardo DiCaprio
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Leonardo DiCaprio once again proves he needs to do more comedy with his hysterical performance as neurotic actor Rick Dalton in Quentin Tarantino's latest.

And though Rick staring down the back-end of his career results in many hilarious moments, there's also a more serious undercurrent to his depression - and especially his alcoholism - which makes him feel like a truly grounded, believable character.

His chemistry opposite Brad Pitt is meanwhile as fantastic as you'd hope, and it's a fully-formed part which gives Leo the floor to vacillate between angry, ecstatic and deeply sad.

Fingers crossed we don't have to wait too long for another collaboration between DiCaprio and Tarantino.

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