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

2004

2h 50m

7.2(5507 votes)

Drama

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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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Cast & Crew

Leonardo DiCaprio

Cate Blanchett

Kate Beckinsale

John C. Reilly

Alec Baldwin

Alan Alda

Ian Holm

Danny Huston

Gwen Stefani

Jude Law

Adam Scott

Matt Ross

Kelli Garner

Frances Conroy

Brent Spiner

Stanley DeSantis

Edward Herrmann

Willem Dafoe

Kenneth Welsh

J.C. MacKenzie

Jacob Davich

Amy Sloan

Sam Hennings

Joe Chrest

Rufus Wainwright

Harry Standjofski

Vince Giordano

Josie Maran

Justin Shilton

Arthur Holden

Raymond Ducasse

Joseph P. Reidy

Stéphane Demers

Yves Jacques

Loudon Wainwright III

Jason Cavalier

Chris Ufland

Al Dubois

Alan Toy

Sebastian Tillinger

Francesca Scorsese

Charlotte Scott

James Bradford

Joe Cobden

Linda E. Smith

Alan Fawcett

Jordan St. James

David Purdham

Kevin O'Rourke

Lisa Bronwyn Moore

Emma Campbell

Martha Wainwright

Vincent Laresca

Matt Holland

Dennis St John

Keith Campbell

Al Vandecruys

James Rae

Kathleen McAuliffe

Nellie Sciutto

Terry Haig

James McNamara

John Koensgen

Vladimir Kuznetsov Smith

Mark Akeson

Jason Pollard

Heather Petrone

Danielle Franke

Meghan Elizabeth

Elizabeth DeCicco

Elisa Dyann

Isabelle Champeau

Al Coronel