The Aviator

Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator” is a meticulous portrait of Howard Hughes, the eccentric tycoon who navigated the turbulent waters of Hollywood and aviation in the 1930s and 1940s. Leonardo DiCaprio brings to life Hughes’s meteoric rise and descent, from visionary director of “The Aviator” to obsessive recluse, all while grappling with the relentless grip of OCD. Scorsese’s lens captures the glamour and paranoia of an era through a series of interlocking narratives that underscore Hughes’s genius and madness in equal measure.