De film vertelt het waargebeurde verhaal van regisseur en vliegtuigbouwer Howard Hughes. Vanuit een fascinatie voor vliegtuigen probeert Hughes vanaf de jaren '30 voortdurend de grenzen op dit gebied te verleggen. Ondertussen heeft hij twee liefdesaffaires met Hollywood legendes Katharine Hepburn en Ava Gardner en ondervindt hij steeds meer problemen van zijn smetvrees.
Nee, helaas is The Aviator nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Martin Scorsese | Director |
| Writing | John Logan | Screenplay |
| Production | Sanford R. Climan | Producer |
| Production | Charles Evans Jr. | Producer |
| Production | Graham King | Producer |
| Production | Michael Mann | Producer |
| Sound | Howard Shore | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Robert Richardson | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ellen Lewis | Casting |
| Art | Luca Tranchino | Art Direction |
| Art | Francesca Lo Schiavo | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sandy Powell | Costume Design |
| Crew | Matthew Dickens | Choreographer |
| Editing | Thelma Schoonmaker | Editor |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Morag Ross | Makeup Department Head |
| Production | Lucie Robitaille | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Beasley Blackwell | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Réjean Forget | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Michael Jackman | Post Production Supervisor |
| Art | Viviane Vallée | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Charlotte Raybourn | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Gaétan Marsolais | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Bill Iiams | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | William J. Law III | Set Designer |
| Art | David C. Potter | Leadman |
| Art | Lucie Fournier | Sculptor |
| Art | Christina Ann Wilson | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Doris Simard | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sound | Eugene Gearty | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Philip Stockton | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Travis Call | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Giovanni Di Simone | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley |
| Sound | Jay Peck | Foley |
| Sound | Wyatt Sprague | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Tom Fleischman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Ron Ames | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Denise Ballantyne | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Crys Forsyth-Smith | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Julia Frey | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Adam Gerstel | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Kim Lee | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Louis Morin | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Scott Sohan | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Robert Stromberg | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Robert Legato | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Mat Beck | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jean Frenette | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Francois Archambault | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | John Skotchdopole | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Andrew Cooper | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Jean-Philippe Berubé | Video Assist Operator |
| Lighting | Eames Gagnon | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toby Bronson | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Monica Haynes | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Jennifer Dunnington | Music Editor |
| Crew | Denny Caira | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Robin Citrin | Location Manager |
| Production | Céline Daignault | Location Manager |
| Directing | Martha Pinson | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Larry Kaplan | Unit Publicist |
| Crew | Donna Keegan | Stunts |
| Crew | Keith Campbell | Stunts |
| Production | Chris Brigham | Executive Producer |
| Production | Colin Cotter | Executive Producer |
| Production | Matthias Deyle | Producer |
| Production | Leonardo DiCaprio | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Maag | Line Producer |
| Production | Aslan Nadery | Executive Producer |
| Production | Joseph P. Reidy | Co-Producer |
| Production | Volker Schauz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Philip Schulz-Deyle | Line Producer |
| Production | Rick Schwartz | Executive Producer |
| Production | Bob Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Harvey Weinstein | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rick Yorn | Executive Producer |
| Production | Martin Scorsese | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | David Davenport | Costume Supervisor |
| Sound | Randall Poster | Music Supervisor |
| Editing | Tom Foligno | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Scott Brock | First Assistant Editor |
| Art | Robert Guerra | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Claude Paré | Supervising Art Director |
| Crew | Hélèna Laliberté | Stunts |
| Art | Genevieve Ferderber | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Leigh-Alexandra Jacob | Lead Painter |
| Production | Annie Godin | Line Producer |
| Art | Lori A. Balton | Location Scout |
| Art | Jimmy Garcia | Painter |
| Art | Tim Ackers | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Dana Gonzales | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Tim Arasheben | Camera Technician |
| Camera | Herb Ault | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marjorie McCown | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Hair Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cydney Cornell | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carolyn Elias | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Duncan Jarman | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Hotte | Set Dressing Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carrie Wilksen | Set Dressing Supervisor |
| Crew | Colin Dennis | Carpenter |
| Crew | H. Leah Amir | Craft Service |
| Crew | Danny Braet | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Gina August | Driver |
| Crew | Melanie Banders | Loader |
| Crew | Tyler W. Gaisford | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Crew | Angela Beresford | Post Production Assistant |
| Crew | Alison Cannon | Production Controller |
| Crew | Michael Crowe | Propmaker |
| Crew | Joe Rystrom | Set Medic |
| Crew | Aaron C. Fitzgerald | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Reuben Pasquini | Software Engineer |
| Crew | Cynthia Beckert | Stand In |
| Production | Jan Foster | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | John Trujillo | Layout |
| Lighting | Stéphane Byl | Electrician |
| Lighting | John R. Manocchia | Rigging Gaffer |
| Production | Jennifer Euston | Casting Associate |
| Production | Alison Harstedt | Production Accountant |
| Production | Danielle Boucher | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Carl Fischer | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Chris Fielder | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Eugene Gearty | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Petur Hliddal | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Pepe Valencia | Animation Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Matthew Collorafice | Digital Compositors |
| Visual Effects | R. Bruce Steinheimer | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kevin Field | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Grady Campbell | Sequence Leads |
| Crew | Jack Stern | Studio Teachers |
| Visual Effects | Robert Spurlock | Mechanical Designer |
| Production | Jim Kontos | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Joey Box | Stunts |
| Crew | Eliza Coleman | Stunts |
| Crew | Doug Coleman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Sound | Fred Rosenberg | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Laura Civiello | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Nicholas Renbeck | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Hope M. Parrish | Property Master |
| Sound | Kenton Jakub | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Hal Levinsohn | ADR Editor |
| Directing | Joseph P. Reidy | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kam Chan | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Steven Visscher | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Jacob Ribicoff | Foley Editor |
| Directing | Peter Dress | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tahira Herold | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martine Gagnon | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cynthia Black | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cookie Lopez | Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Amyot | Extras Dresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emilie Gauthier | Extras Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Jacques Dion | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenn Smiley | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Simon Rose | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Vernon Davidson | Additional Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fabrice Barrilliet | Additional Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Christopher Surgent | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Robert Legato | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Geneviéve Duguay | Third Assistant Director |
| Art | Cathy Scorsese | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Jose Fernando Varela | Assistant Set Dresser |
| Art | Ray Légaré | Head Greensman |
| Art | Ann Knight | Set Buyer |
| Art | Jocelyn Clouàtre | Swing |
| Sound | Michael Miller | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | David Boulton | ADR Recordist |
| Sound | Marko Costanzo | Foley Artist |
| Sound | George A. Lara | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Phillip Fuller | Sound Mix Technician |
| Sound | Marissa Littlefield | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Crew | Jacques Belair | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Gerardo Ortiz | Visual Effects Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | A.J. Raitano | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | David E. Franks | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Grant Anderson | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Crew | Allan Padelford | Stunt Driver |
| Camera | Jennifer Ann Henry | Additional Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Juliet Verni | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Christian Bertrand | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Renee Olsen | Camera Production Assistant |
| Camera | Doug Chartier | Dolly Grip |
| Production | David H. Kramer | ADR Voice Casting |
| Production | Meghan Rafferty | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Julie Alexandra Lepage | Wardrobe Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Blanche Boileau | Wardrobe Supervisor |
| Editing | Erin Crackel | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Nicolae Ilies | Colorist |
| Editing | Paul McGhee | Digital Color Timer |
| Editing | Ron Barr | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Editing | Stephanie Ito | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Production | Stuart Macphee | Post Production Coordinator |
| Production | Denis Paquette | Assistant Location Manager |
| Sound | Tom Roberts | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Jim Dunbar | Music Coordinator |
| Sound | Stewart Lerman | Music Producer |
| Crew | Carole J. Guignard | Administrative Assistant |
| Crew | Craig Hosking | Aerial Coordinator |
| Crew | Raymond Ducasse | Animal Coordinator |
| Production | Tony Buccola | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Mark Hadland | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Izabela Krawczynska | Assistant Craft Service |
| Production | Guylaine Boucher | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Frederik Joly | Assistant Unit Manager |
| Visual Effects | Allen Lewonski | CG Artist |
| Lighting | Ian Kincaid | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Paul Graff | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Jonathan Stone | Digital Effects Producer |
| Production | David Greenbaum | Executive Assistant |
| Production | Gerrard Coffey | First Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | John Gendron | Head Driver |
| Lighting | Claude Fortin | Key Rigging Grip |
| Crew | Steve Riley | Key Special Effects |
| Lighting | Simone Perusse | Lighting Programmer |
| Visual Effects | Dylan Cole | Matte Painter |
| Crew | Bill Hempel | Pilot |
| Production | Daniela De Carlo | Production Assistant |
| Production | Jeff Barnes | Production Executive |
| Production | Sue Smith | Production Secretary |
| Visual Effects | Richard Stutsman | Pyrotechnic Supervisor |
| Crew | Chuck Hessey | Pyrotechnician |
| Production | Marianne Bower | Researcher |
| Visual Effects | Cynthia Aragon | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Production | Gino Falla | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Michel Leduc | Security Coordinator |
| Production | Adriana Poblano | Travel Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shirley Dolle | Additional Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carol Pershing | Additional Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey L. Anzures | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martin Lapointe | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Réjean Forget | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tina Harrelson | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Colleen Quinton | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greg Nelson | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ric Sagliani | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Erin Wooldridge | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michelle Vittone | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vasilios Tanis | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sian Grigg | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Gregor Tavenner | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Jamie Felz | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Martin Lebel | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Mikey Bertrand | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Martin St-Antoine | Key Rigging Grip |
| Lighting | Nicolas Venne | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Eric Leach | Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Kelly Uchimura | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Claude Beauchamp | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Chloé Giroux-LaChance | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Philip C. Pfeiffer | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Art | Annie Pomerleau | Art Department Assistant |
| Production | Kurt Leitner | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Art | Lori Rowbotham | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Isabelle Côté | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Peter G. Travers | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jonathan Stone | Digital Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Don Lee | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Tami Goldsmith | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Matthew A. Rubin | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Bonjin Byun | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Fish Essenfeld | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | George Ho | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Dave R. Howe | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Blaine Kennison | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Jonathan Litt | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Sarah M. Sweeney | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Amanda Morrison | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Winston Quitasol | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Victor Schutz | Visual Effects Technical Director |
| Visual Effects | Eric Tablada | Visual Effects Technical Director |
