The Aviator

The Aviator (2004)

Some men dream the future. He built it.

Drama

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.

star 7.2 7.5 77 86%
  • Release Date: 2004-12-17
  • Runtime: 2h 50min
  • Director: Martin Scorsese

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    • Trailer

    Cast

    • Leonardo DiCaprio

      Howard Hughes

    • Cate Blanchett

      Katharine Hepburn

    • Kate Beckinsale

      Ava Gardner

    • John C. Reilly

      Noah Dietrich

    • Alec Baldwin

      Juan Trippe

    • Alan Alda

      Senator Ralph Owen Brewster

    • Ian Holm

      Professor Fitz

    • Danny Huston

      Jack Frye

    • Gwen Stefani

      Jean Harlow

    • Jude Law

      Errol Flynn

    • Adam Scott

      Johnny Meyer

    • Matt Ross

      Glenn Odekirk

    • Kelli Garner

      Faith Domergue

    • Frances Conroy

      Mrs. Hepburn

    • Brent Spiner

      Robert Gross

    • Stanley DeSantis

      Louis B. Mayer

    • Edward Herrmann

      Joseph Breen

    • Willem Dafoe

      Roland Sweet

    • Kenneth Welsh

      Dr. Hepburn

    • J.C. MacKenzie

      Ludlow

    • Jacob Davich

      Howard Hughes (9 yrs old)

    • Amy Sloan

      Howard Hughes' Mother

    • Sam Hennings

      HELL'S ANGELS Stunt Coordinator

    • Joe Chrest

      HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography

    • Rufus Wainwright

      Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1

    • Harry Strandjofski

      Crony of Louis B. Mayer

    • Vince Giordano

      Cocoanut Grove Band Member

    • Josie Maran

      Cigarette Girl

    • Justin Shilton

      HELL'S ANGELS Pilot

    • Arthur Holden

      Radio Announcer

    • Raymond Ducasse

      Roscoe Turner

    • Joseph P. Reidy

      Aide to Howard

    • Stéphane Demers

      Maitre d'

    • Yves Jacques

      Waiter

    • Loudon Wainwright III

      Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2

    • Jason Cavalier

      Cocoanut Grove Patron

    • Chris Ufland

      Engineer

    • Al Dubois

      Pan Am Executive #1

    • Alan Toy

      Man on Crutches

    • Sebastian Tillinger

      Timer

    • Francesca Scorsese

      Little Girl

    • Charlotte Scott

      Little Girl

    • James Bradford

      Uncle Willy

    • Joe Cobden

      Another Guest #1

    • Linda E. Smith

      Another Guest #2

    • Alan Fawcett

      Chairman MPA

    • Jordan St. James

      Hughes' Aide at Censor Hearing

    • David Purdham

      Emcee

    • Kevin O'Rourke

      Spencer Tracy

    • Lisa Bronwyn Moore

      Noah's Wife

    • Emma Campbell

      Jack Frye's Wife, Helen

    • Martha Wainwright

      Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3

    • Vincent Laresca

      Jorge

    • Matt Holland

      Hughes' Staff Person

    • Dennis St John

      Custodian

    • Keith Campbell

      Marine

    • Al Vandecruys

      Doctor

    • James Rae

      FBI Agent

    • Kathleen McAuliffe

      Brewster's Maid

    • Nellie Sciutto

      Secretary

    • Terry Haig

      Another Senator

    • James McNamara

      James McNamara (voice)

    • John Koensgen

      Pan Am Executive #2

    • Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith

      Caretaker

    • Mark Akeson

      Caretaker

    • Jason Pollard

      Caretaker

    • Heather Petrone

      Vivien Leigh (uncredited)

    • Danielle Franke

      Esquire Starlet (uncredited)

    • Meghan Elizabeth

      Starlet (uncredited)

    • Elizabeth DeCicco

      Starlet (uncredited)

    • Elisa Dyann

      Coat Check Girl (uncredited)

    • Isabelle Champeau

      Editor (uncredited)

    • Al Coronel

      Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited)

    • Gerardo Lo Dico

      Military Officer (uncredited)

    • Anne V. Coates

      Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited)

    • Brian T. Lynch

      Ground Crewman

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