"Some men dream the future. He built it."

2004

2h 50m

7.2(5592 votes)

Drama

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.

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76 members

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Leonardo DiCaprio

Howard Hughes

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Cate Blanchett

Katharine Hepburn

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Kate Beckinsale

Ava Gardner

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John C. Reilly

Noah Dietrich

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Alec Baldwin

Juan Trippe

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Alan Alda

Senator Ralph Owen Brewster

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Ian Holm

Professor Fitz

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Danny Huston

Jack Frye

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Gwen Stefani

Jean Harlow

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Jude Law

Errol Flynn

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Adam Scott

Johnny Meyer

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Matt Ross

Glenn Odekirk

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Kelli Garner

Faith Domergue

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Frances Conroy

Mrs. Hepburn

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Brent Spiner

Robert Gross

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Stanley DeSantis

Louis B. Mayer

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Edward Herrmann

Joseph Breen

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Willem Dafoe

Roland Sweet

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Kenneth Welsh

Dr. Hepburn

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J.C. MacKenzie

Ludlow

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Jacob Davich

Howard Hughes (9 yrs old)

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Amy Sloan

Howard Hughes' Mother

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Sam Hennings

HELL'S ANGELS Stunt Coordinator

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Joe Chrest

HELL'S ANGELS Director of Photography

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Rufus Wainwright

Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #1

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Harry Standjofski

Crony of Louis B. Mayer

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Vince Giordano

Cocoanut Grove Band Member

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Josie Maran

Cigarette Girl

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Justin Shilton

HELL'S ANGELS Pilot

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Arthur Holden

Radio Announcer

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Raymond Ducasse

Roscoe Turner

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Joseph P. Reidy

Aide to Howard

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Stéphane Demers

Maitre d'

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Yves Jacques

Waiter

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Loudon Wainwright III

Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #2

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Jason Cavalier

Cocoanut Grove Patron

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Chris Ufland

Engineer

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Al Dubois

Pan Am Executive #1

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Alan Toy

Man on Crutches

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Sebastian Tillinger

Timer

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Francesca Scorsese

Little Girl

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Charlotte Scott

Little Girl

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James Bradford

Uncle Willy

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Joe Cobden

Another Guest #1

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Linda E. Smith

Another Guest #2

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Alan Fawcett

Chairman MPA

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Jordan St. James

Hughes' Aide at Censor Hearing

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David Purdham

Emcee

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Kevin O'Rourke

Spencer Tracy

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Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Noah's Wife

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Emma Campbell

Jack Frye's Wife, Helen

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Martha Wainwright

Cocoanut Grove Vocalist #3

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Vincent Laresca

Jorge

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Matt Holland

Hughes' Staff Person

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Dennis St John

Custodian

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Crew

Keith Campbell

Marine

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Al Vandecruys

Doctor

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James Rae

FBI Agent

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Kathleen McAuliffe

Brewster's Maid

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Nellie Sciutto

Secretary

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Terry Haig

Another Senator

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James McNamara

James McNamara (voice)

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John Koensgen

Pan Am Executive #2

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Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith

Caretaker

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Crew

Mark Akeson

Caretaker

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Jason Pollard

Caretaker

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Heather Petrone

Vivien Leigh (uncredited)

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Danielle Franke

Esquire Starlet (uncredited)

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Meghan Elizabeth

Starlet (uncredited)

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Elizabeth DeCicco

Starlet (uncredited)

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Elisa Dyann

Coat Check Girl (uncredited)

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Isabelle Champeau

Editor (uncredited)

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Al Coronel

Bi-Plane Mechanic (uncredited)

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Gerardo Lo Dico

Military Officer (uncredited)

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Editing

Anne V. Coates

Howard Hughes' Film Editor (uncredited)

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Brian T. Lynch

Ground Crewman

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