For some men, the sky was the limit. For him, it was just the beginning. Martin Scorsese’s riveting, large-scale and fast-moving biopic epic about billionaire filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes, from eccentric innovator through turbulent loves to reclusive madman, earned Leonardo DiCaprio his first Best Actor Oscar nomination, as well as Academy Award wins for Thelma Schoonmaker’s editing, Robert Richardson’s cinematography, and Cate Blanchett’s incredible performance as Katharine Hepburn.
“Filmmaking on a grand and rare scale.” – Richard Schickel, TIME
“Sumptuously exciting, glowing with expertise, seething with life, gorgeously designed and thrillingly articulated.” – Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
“An enormously entertaining slice of biographical drama, The Aviator flies like one of Howard Hughes’ record-setting speed airplanes.” – Todd McCarthy, Variety
