You can currently stream one of the best films with Leonardo DiCaprio on Netflix. It’s the magnificent Howard Hughes biopic by master director Martin Scorsese
When Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese make a movie, you can expect great things. There are few director-actor collaborations that have been more fruitful in recent years. From Gangs of New York to Departed and The Wolf of Wall Street: great cinema is being made here.
However, one of their best films often falls by the wayside: Aviator. At first glance, the almost three-hour Howard Hughes biopic seems more unwieldy than the rapid rise and fall of Jordan Belfort or the cat-and-mouse game on the streets of Boston. But don’t let that put you off. Aviator is terrific
Now on Netflix: Leonardo DiCaprio shines as Howard Hughes in Martin Scorsese’s Aviator
Aviator is dedicated to the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes, who was born in 1905 and inherited an enormous fortune from his father. He invested this in his two great passions. On the one hand there are the moving pictures, on the other the adventures of aviation.
You can watch the trailer for Aviator here:
As a successful and daring producer, Huhges causes a stir in 1920s Hollywood with his visionary ideas, not to mention his affairs with actresses such as Jean Harlow (Gwen Stefani), Ava Gardner (Kate Beckinsale) and Katharine Hepburn (Cate Blanchett). And then there’s the flying
