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IMAX (short for Image MAXimum) is a motion picture film format and projection standard created by Canada's IMAX Corporation. The traditional version of IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems. A standard IMAX screen is 22...
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To Fly!
To Fly! is a documentary film and the first ever to be shot in the IMAX format. It follows the history of flight, from the first hot air balloons in the 19th century to 20th century manned space missions. It was created for performance at the...
Initial release date:
- 1976
Haunted Castle
Haunted Castle is a film released in 2001 to IMAX theaters in America, Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom. The film is rated PG and is computer-animated with 3D effects.
Written by Kurt Frey and Ben Stassen the film plays out very much like...
Initial release date:
- 2001
Directed by:
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 fantasy-adventure film based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. It is the sixth film in the Harry Potter film series. It is directed by David Yates, the director of the fifth film, Harry...
Initial release date:
- Jul 15, 2009
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Estimated budget:
- 200,000,000 (US$)
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Chronos
Chronos is a 1985 abstract film directed by Ron Fricke, created with custom-built time-lapse cameras. Originally released in IMAX theaters, it is now available on DVD, Blu-ray, and HD DVD and for free on Hulu.
At 45 minutes long, Chronos has no...
Initial release date:
- 1985
Directed by:
Alien Adventure
Alien Adventure is a science fiction/slapstick comedy 3-D film in IMAX format released in 1999 by nWave Pictures, written and directed by Ben Stassen. The movie was rated G (or the local equivalent) in most countries. It was the first fully digital...
Initial release date:
- 1999
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More
More is a stop motion short film created by Mark Osborne in 1998.
More tells the story of an inventor who lives in a drab, colorless world. Day by day, he toils away in a harsh, dehumanizing job, his only savior being the memories of the bliss of...
Initial release date:
- 1998
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Runtime:
- 6 min (3.6 hs )
Dolphins
Dolphins is an IMAX documentary produced in 2000. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. Directed by Greg MacGillivray, this feature follows a few scientists studying dolphins (chiefly Kathleen Dudzinski,...
Initial release date:
- 2000
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 39 min (23 hs )
Space Station 3D
Space Station 3D is a 2002 documentary film about the International Space Station. It is the first IMAX 3D production filmed in space.
It is narrated by Tom Cruise.
The "flat" (non-3D) version was titled simply Space Station.
It is done with two...
Initial release date:
- 2002
Mezame No Hakobune
Mezame no hakobune (めざめの方舟, lit. "Ark of Awakening"), aka Open Your Mind (international title), is a 2005, three-act musical drama presented on a multidisplay IMAX-like theme theater and mixing CG-animated video with live-action footages directed by...
Initial release date:
- 2005
Runtime:
- 35 min (21 hs )
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Mystic India
Mystic India is a 2004 large format film (commonly known as the IMAX format) about India's culture, people, and traditions. It is told through the 12,000 km barefoot journey throughout 18th century India undertaken by the Hindu adolescent ascetic...
Initial release date:
- 2004
Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
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Ghosts of the Abyss
Ghosts of the Abyss is a 2003 documentary film released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media. It was Disney's first film produced in 3-D and was directed by Academy Award winning filmmaker James Cameron after his Oscar winning film Titanic. It...
Initial release date:
- Apr 11, 2003
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Runtime:
- 62 min (37 hs )
Transformers
Transformers is a 2007 live-action/thriller film adaptation of the Transformers franchise, directed by Michael Bay and written by John Rogers, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, a teenager involved in a war...
Initial release date:
- Jul 4, 2007
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Runtime:
- 144 min (86.4 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 147,000,000 (US$)
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Beowulf
Beowulf is a 2007 American performance capture fantasy film that is based on the Anglo-Saxon English epic poem of the same name. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film was created through a motion capture process similar to the technique used in The...
Initial release date:
- Nov 16, 2007
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Runtime:
- 115 min (69 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 150,000,000 (US$)
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D is a 2005 IMAX 3D documentary film about the first humans on the Moon, the twelve astronauts in the Apollo program.
The film includes historical NASA footage as well as re-enactments and computer...
Initial release date:
- 2005
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea is a 2003 documentary film directed by Stephen Low in the IMAX format about undersea volcanoes. Scientists use the deep-water submersible DSV Alvin to search for an animal that produces a honeycomb patterned fossil called a...
Initial release date:
- Sep 14, 2003
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Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
Star Trek
Star Trek is a 2009 science fiction film directed by J. J. Abrams, written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and produced by Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk. It is the eleventh film based on the Star Trek franchise that was created by Gene...
Initial release date:
- May 8, 2009
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Runtime:
- 126 min (75.6 hs )
Everest
Everest is a 70mm American documentary film about the struggles involved in climbing Mount Everest, the highest mountain peak on Earth located in Himalayan region of Nepal. It was released to IMAX theaters in 1998.
The 40-minute film is narrated by...
Initial release date:
- Mar 6, 1998
Runtime:
- 44 min (26 hs )
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Where the Wild Things Are
Where the Wild Things Are is a 2009 American fantasy film directed by Spike Jonze and adapted from Maurice Sendak's 1963 children's book of the same name. It combines live action, performers in costumes, animatronics, and computer-generated imagery ...
Initial release date:
- Oct 16, 2009
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Runtime:
- 101 min (60.6 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 115,000,000 (US$)
Roving Mars
Roving Mars is an IMAX documentary film about the development, launch, and operation of the Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity. The film uses few actual photographs from Mars, opting to use computer generated animation based on the...
Initial release date:
- Jan 27, 2006
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The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero crime thriller film directed and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins. Christian Bale...
Initial release date:
- Jul 16, 2008
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Runtime:
- 152 min (91.2 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 180,000,000 (US$)
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag
Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag is an IMAX film about a man who wants to be a fighter pilot. It chronicles his experience at United States Air Force Red Flag training, a simulated air war designed to train pilots for combat. Directed by Stephen...
Tiger Child
Tiger Child was the first IMAX movie ever made. It was directed by Canadian filmmaker Donald Brittain and had its premiere at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan at the Fuji Group Pavilion.
Initial release date:
- 1970
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Garden Isle
Garden Isle is a 1973 short film which was the first short film made using the Omnimax or IMAX cinematographic process. It was directed by Roger Tilton.
Initial release date:
- 1973
Watchmen
Watchmen is a 2009 superhero film directed by Zack Snyder and starring Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. It is an adaptation of the comic book of the same name by Alan Moore and...
Initial release date:
- Mar 6, 2009
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Runtime:
- 167 min (100 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 120,000,000 (US$)
Santa vs. the Snowman 3D
Santa vs. the Snowman is a half-hour computer-animated short, created by O Entertainment and produced by Steve Oedekerk. Originally made as a television special, the film was later presented in IMAX 3D theaters during the holiday seasons of 2002...
Initial release date:
- Nov 1, 2002
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Adrenaline Rush
Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk is a 2002 documentary filmed in the IMAX format that explores the human biology behind risk-taking — why it gives some people such a powerful physical lift, and why the human mind and body craves danger. In...
Initial release date:
- Oct 18, 2002
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Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
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Mystery of the Nile
Mystery of the Nile is a 2005 IMAX film documenting the first successful expedition to navigate the entire length of the Blue Nile and Nile from its source in Ethiopia to the Mediterranean Sea. The expedition was led by geologist Pasquale Scaturro....
Voyage to the Outer Planets
"Voyage to the Outer Planets" was an early multimedia experiment combining Omnimax film, 70 mm film and Planetarium special effects. The special effects and stills on standard and zoom equipped slide projectors were provided by the Reuben H. Fleet...
Misadventures in 3D
Misadventures in 3D is a 2003 edutainment documentary designed for big-screen Iwerks and Imax theatres and shown mainly in museum theatres. It stars comedian Stuart Pankin and is directed by Ben Stassen.
This film picks up where its successful...
Cosmic Voyage
Cosmic Voyage is a 1996 short documentary produced in the IMAX format, directed by Bayley Silleck, produced by Jeffrey Marvin, and narrated by Morgan Freeman. The film was presented by the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, and...
Runtime:
- 36 min (22 hs )
The Dream is Alive
The Dream is Alive is an IMAX movie, released in June 1985, about NASA's Space Shuttle program. The film was narrated by Walter Cronkite, and directed by Graeme Ferguson.
The movie includes scenes from numerous shuttle missions, beginning with...
Transitions
Transitions was the world's first IMAX film in 3D. It was created for Expo 86 in Vancouver. The film was co-directed by Colin Low and Tony Ianzelo and produced by the National Film Board of Canada.
Momentum
Momentum was the first film shot and released in the IMAX HD film format, which ran at 48 frames per second.
The film was created for the Canada pavilion at Seville Expo '92.
Momentum was co-directed by Colin Low and Tony Ianzelo and produced by...
Initial release date:
- 1992
Runtime:
- 20 min (12 hs )
The Living Sea
The Living Sea is a 70mm American documentary film exploring marine locales intended to show the importance of protecting the ocean, released to IMAX theaters in 1995. It is narrated by actress Meryl Streep, with music by Sting, produced by Science...
Initial release date:
- 1995
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Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
Coral Reef Adventure
Coral Reef Adventure is a 70mm American documentary film released in 2003 to IMAX theaters. It is narrated by actor Liam Neeson, and directed by Greg MacGillivray.
Embarking on a 10-month expedition through the islands of the South Pacific, husband...
Initial release date:
- Feb 14, 2003
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Runtime:
- 45 min (27 hs )
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Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen is an American documentary film directed by Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt and narrated by John Lithgow. It was released to IMAX theaters in 1996.
This documentary film is an exploration of...
Initial release date:
- 1996
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Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
Alaska: Spirit of the Wild is a 70mm Academy Award-nominated American documentary film featuring the landscape and wildlife of Alaska. It is narrated by Charlton Heston and released to IMAX theaters in 1997.
Alaskan wildlife featured in the film...
Initial release date:
- 1997
Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
Africa: The Serengeti
Africa: The Serengeti is a 70mm American documentary film released in 1994 to IMAX theaters. It is narrated by Academy Award-nominated actor James Earl Jones, and directed by George Casey. It was shot on location in Kenya and Tanzania.
The film...
Initial release date:
- Apr 1, 1994
Runtime:
- 39 min (23 hs )
Adventures in Wild California
Adventures in Wild California is a 70mm American documentary film showcasing the scenery and extreme sports found in California. It is narrated by Golden Globe-winning actor Jimmy Smits and was released to IMAX theaters in 2000. The film is directed...
Initial release date:
- May 3, 2000
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Runtime:
- 41 min (25 hs )
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Hurricane on the Bayou
The film Hurricane on the Bayou is about the wetlands of Louisiana before and after Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane on the Bayou is both a documentary of Hurricane Katrina's effects and a call to restore Louisiana's wetlands, rebuild New Orleans, and...
Initial release date:
- 2006
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Runtime:
- 42 min (25 hs )
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U2 3D
U2 3D is a 2008 3-D concert film featuring Irish rock band U2 performing in Latin America during the Vertigo Tour in 2006. A total of 14 songs are featured in the film, including new songs taken from the Vertigo Tour's supporting album, How to...
Initial release date:
- Jan 23, 2008
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Runtime:
- 84 min (50 hs )
Monsters vs. Aliens
Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 computer-animated 3-D feature film from DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures. The movie was the first computer animated movie to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format instead of being converted into 3...
Initial release date:
- Mar 27, 2009
Runtime:
- 102 min (61.2 hs )
Fly Me to the Moon
Fly Me to the Moon is a Belgian CGI animated 3D feature film. It was released in digital 3D in Belgium on January 30, 2008 and in the USA and Canada on August 15, 2008. The film was also released in IMAX 3D in the USA and Canada starting August 8,...
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- 85 min (51 hs )
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (also known as Disney's A Christmas Carol ) is a 2009 film adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1843 story of the same name. The film is written and directed by Robert Zemeckis, and stars Jim Carrey in a multitude of roles, including...
Initial release date:
- Nov 6, 2009
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Runtime:
- 96 min (58 hs )
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Young Black Stallion
The Young Black Stallion (2003) is a Disney made-for-IMAX movie that debuted in select IMAX theaters in the United States on December 25, 2003. It was directed by Simon Wincer. Noted for its beautiful scenery and wide-angle shots, the 45-minute...
Initial release date:
- Dec 25, 2003
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Runtime:
- 45 min (27 hs )
Destiny in Space
Destiny in Space is a 70mm American documentary film released to IMAX cinemas in 1994. The film is directed in part by Academy Award-winning sound designer Ben Burtt, and is narrated by Leonard Nimoy.
The film is a showcase of the daily lives of...
Initial release date:
- 1994
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Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film, a remake of the 1951 film of the same name. The screenplay is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates and the 1951...
Initial release date:
- Dec 12, 2008
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Runtime:
- 103 min (61.8 hs )
Country Music: The Spirit of America
Country Music: The Spirit of America (2003) is a documentary film, in the IMAX format, written and co-produced by Tom Neff and co-directed by Neff, Steven Goldmann and Keith Melton. Randy Scruggs was also a producer on the film and wrote the music...
Runtime:
- 45 min (27 hs )
Dinosaurs Alive!
Dinosaurs Alive! is a 2007 IMAX documentary produced by Giant Screen Films about various dinosaurs that inhabited the Earth between 251 and 65 Ma. The documentary features animals from the Triassic period of New Mexico to the Cretaceous period of...
Initial release date:
- Mar 30, 2007
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Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is a 2009 American science fiction action film, directed by Michael Bay and produced by Steven Spielberg. It is the sequel to Transformers (2007) and the second film in the live action Transformers series. The...
Initial release date:
- Jun 24, 2009
Directed by:
Runtime:
- 157 min (94.2 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 200,000,000 (US$)
Sydney a story of a city
Sydney - A Story of a City is a movie originally shot in the IMAX format and shown in IMAX cinemas around Australia in 1999. The film was subsequently digitally re-mastered from the original large film format and released on DVD in 2001.
The film...
Initial release date:
- Aug 19, 1999
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Runtime:
- 45 min (27 hs )
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (known outside of North America as Night at the Museum 2), is a 2009 American comedy film and the sequel to the 2006 adventure comedy film Night at the Museum. The film stars Ben Stiller, Amy Adams,...
Initial release date:
- May 22, 2009
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Runtime:
- 120 min (72 hs )
Estimated budget:
- 150,000,000 (US$)
Proud American
Proud American is a movie that is a blend of bio-pic, drama, and documentary released by Slowhand Cinema in both conventional 35mm and IMAX format. It features five stories that intend to capture the essence of the American spirit, two of them...
Initial release date:
- Sep 12, 2008
Runtime:
- 105 min (63 hs )
Blue Planet
Blue Planet is an IMAX film directed by Ben Burtt, and produced by the IMAX Space Technology corporation for the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum, as well as Lockheed Corporation. Filmed with the cooperation of the National...
Initial release date:
- 1990
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Runtime:
- 40 min (24 hs )
Wild Ocean
Wild Ocean is a documentary 3D IMAX film about the annual migration of billions sardines up the South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Coast and its human and animal impact.
The Alps
The Alps is a 70mm IMAX documentary film about the climbing of the north face of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps by John Harlin III, son of John Harlin who died on the same ascent 40 years earlier.
Initial release date:
- Mar 9, 2007
Runtime:
- 51 min (31 hs )
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Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk is an American documentary IMAX film directed by Greg MacGillivray and narrated by Robert Redford. It was released to IMAX 3D Theaters in 2008.
Anthropologist Wade Davis and river advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr...
Initial release date:
- Mar 12, 2008
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Godzilla 3D to the MAX
Godzilla 3D to the Max or Godzilla 3D is an upcoming science fiction/monster movie. It is due for release in the United States in 2011. It is to be released in IMAX theaters.
A new monster called Deathla, appears and awakens Godzilla from...
Initial release date:
- 2011
Michael Jordan to the Max
Michael Jordan to the Max is an American documentary relased in IMAX in 2000. The film is about the life and career of basketball player Michael Jordan, focusing mainly on him during the 1998 NBA Playoffs. It is narrated by Laurence Fishburne.
The...
Initial release date:
- 2000
Runtime:
- 46 min (28 hs )
Inception
Inception is an upcoming 2010 action thriller science fiction film, that is written, produced and directed by Christopher Nolan. The film is scheduled to be released in both conventional and IMAX theaters on July 16, 2010.
A contemporary science...
Initial release date:
- Jul 16, 2010
