

The Aviator
2004-12-17 · 170 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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Production details
- Directors
- Martin Scorsese
- Production companies
- Warner Bros. Pictures, Miramax, Initial Entertainment Group, Forward Pass, Appian Way, IMF, Aviator Films
- Countries
- United States of America, Canada, Germany
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 110,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 213,719,942
Top Cast
Leonardo DiCaprioHoward Hughes
Cate BlanchettKatharine Hepburn
Kate BeckinsaleAva Gardner
John C. ReillyNoah Dietrich
Alec BaldwinJuan Trippe
Alan AldaSenator Ralph Owen Brewster
Ian HolmProfessor Fitz
Danny HustonJack Frye
Gwen StefaniJean Harlow
Jude LawErrol Flynn
Adam ScottJohnny Meyer
Matt RossGlenn Odekirk
Kelli GarnerFaith Domergue
Frances ConroyMrs. Hepburn
Brent SpinerRobert Gross
Stanley DeSantisLouis B. Mayer
Edward HerrmannJoseph Breen
Willem DafoeRoland Sweet
Kenneth WelshDr. Hepburn
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