The Aviator

The Aviator

Some men dream the future. He built it.

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Release Date

12/17/2004

Runtime

170 mins

Genres

Overview

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$110,000,000

Revenue

$213,700,000

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A lavish, sweeping portrait of genius and its shadow, watching Howard Hughes chase ever-greater heights while his grip on reality crumbles beneath him. It's thrilling and tragic in equal measure, a story about the price of wanting to control everything.

Mood

ParanoidMournfulExhilarating

Themes

AmbitionObsessionPowerComing apartMortality

Tone

Operatic

Pacing

Steady

Look

PainterlyWidescreen epicHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

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