# Is identifying with the lead crucial for a movie's success

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**Created:** [May 27, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-identifying-with-the-lead-crucial-for-a-movies-success/787537 "2017-05-27T14:57:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2017, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-identifying-with-the-lead-crucial-for-a-movies-success/787537/21 "2017-05-29T13:26:38Z")

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I think Leonardo DiCaprio’s genius is that he can make you root for characters you might not particularly want to identify with: _The Wolf of Wall Street, The Great Gatsby, J. Edgar, The Departed, The Aviator, Catch Me If You Can,_ others…

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