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The Aviator
UNITED STATES · 2004

The Aviator

Martin Scorsese
obsessive-compulsive disorder aviation history film production wealth and ambition mental health deterioration
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Synopsis

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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