The Aviator
2004 · 170 min
Directed by Martin Scorsese. Written by John Logan. Photographed by Robert Richardson. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly.
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Critics 87% · audiences 79% · streaming on fuboTV, Paramount+ · 11 Oscar nominations, 5 won