The Aviator
2004 | 170 min | Drama
Why it’s a Saturday Special
It won 5 Oscars, people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (86%). A strong pick for the weekend.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
86% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.2/10 from 6K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
6 wins, 6 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; won Academy Award for Best Cinematography
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$214 million worldwide on a $110 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
775K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Martin Scorsese
- 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