Leonardo DiCaprio reveals his favorite Christopher Nolan film, but it's not Inception

Leonardo DiCaprio Reveals His Favorite Christopher Nolan Film

Leonardo DiCaprio, who worked with Christopher Nolan on Inception, surprised fans by naming another of Nolan’s works as his favorite. When speaking with Collider alongside his One Battle After Another co-star Benicio del Toro, both actors chose The Dark Knight, the 2008 sequel to Batman Begins, as their top pick from the acclaimed director’s filmography.

"The Dark Knight" cemented Heath Ledger’s Joker as a pop culture icon.

Inception, Nolan’s 2010 mind-bending thriller, featured DiCaprio as Cobb — a thief capable of infiltrating people’s dreams to plant ideas. The film included frequent Nolan collaborators Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, and Michael Caine, and continues to fuel debates over its enigmatic ending involving Cobb’s spinning top “totem.”

When the conversation turned to Steven Spielberg’s work, DiCaprio named Jaws as his favorite, while del Toro selected E.T..

What’s Next for Christopher Nolan

Nolan’s upcoming project is The Odyssey, a grand cinematic adaptation of Homer’s ancient epic. The cast features Matt Damon, Tom Holland, and Robert Pattinson. Holland recently described the experience of working with Nolan to GQ as the “best experience” he’s ever had on a film set, noting that the film will be “unlike anything we’ve ever seen.”

Author’s Summary

Leonardo DiCaprio named The Dark Knight as his favorite Nolan film, while the director readies his ambitious adaptation of The Odyssey.

GamesRadar+ — 2025-11-10