This is a list of films shot in full with IMAX

IMAX

IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of proprietary cinema projection standards created by the Canadian company IMAX Corporation. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film systems...

 cameras. Films that may have been projected onto IMAX screens using a standard 35mm print, such as Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the sixth and final film released in the Star Wars saga and the third in terms of the series' internal chronology....

, are not listed. The US premiere dates are displayed where available. Due of the ease of downconverting, most IMAX 3D films have also been remastered and exhibited in 2D, with an appropriate name change (for example Space Station 3D becomes Space Station).

1970s

• Tiger Child
  Tiger Child
  Tiger Child was the first IMAX movie ever made. It was directed by Canadian filmmaker Donald Brittain and produced by Roman Kroitor and Kichi Ichikawa. It premiered at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan at the Fuji Group Pavilion....
  
   (March 1970) (First IMAX film.)
• North of Superior (1971)
• We The People (1971)
• Garden Isle
  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....
  
   (August 1973) (First OMNIMAX film.)
• Capture the Sun (1973)
• Catch the Sun (1973)
• Volcano (1973)
• Standing Up Country (1973)
• Man Belongs to Earth (1974)
• Circus World (1974)
• Cosmos (1974)
• Snow Job (1974)
• Energy (1975)
• Viva Baja (1975)
• Voyage to the Outer Planets
  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 Space Theater, and their Spitz Space Transit...
  
   (1975)
• To Fly!
  To Fly!
  To Fly! is a documentary film 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 National Air and Space Museum's IMAX Theater in Washington, D.C.It was written...
  
   (July 1, 1976)
• Ontario: Summertide (1976)
• Rivers of North America (1976)
• Ocean (1977)
• Silent Sky (1977)
• Alfa 78 (1978)
• Genesis (1978)
• Living Planet (1979)
• Nomads of the Deep (1979)

1980s

• Atmos (1980)
• The Eruption of Mount St. Helens! (1980)
• My Strange Uncle (1981)
• An American Adventure (1981)
• The Great Barrier Reef (1981)
• World Coaster (1981)
• Energy!, Energy! (1982)
• Hail Columbia! (1982)
• Tomorrow In Space (1982)
• Flyers (1982)
• Omnisphere (1983)
• Darwin on the Galapagos (1983)
• Haupango (1983)
• El pueblo del sol (People of the Sun) (1983)
• Behold Hawaii (1983)
• Journey of Discovery (1984)
• Faces of Japan (1984)
• Dance of Life (1984)
• River Journey (1984)
• Speed (1984)
• Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets
  Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets
  Grand Canyon: The Hidden Secrets is a 34-minute American short documentary IMAX feature film that was theatrically released on June 16, 1984. The film was created, directed, and written by American filmmaker Kieth Merrill and was produced by Destination Cinema...
  
   (June 16, 1984)
• The Magic Egg (1984)
• Skyward (1985)
• Picture Holland" (1985)
• Water and Man (1985)
• Chronos
  Chronos (film)
  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, HD DVD, and for free on Hulu and YouTube.-Synopsis:...
  
   (1985)
• A Freedom to Move (1985)
• The Dream Is Alive
  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.-Synopsis:...
  
   (OMNIMAX) (1985)
• We Are Born of Stars (3D) (1985)
• Omninews (1985)
• Dance of the East (1986)
• Sacred Site (1986)
• Niagara: Miracles, Myths, and Magic (1986)
• Transitions
  Transitions (film)
  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.-External links:*...
  
   (3D) (1986)
• Making Transitions (1986)
• On the Wing
  On the Wing (1986 film)
  On the Wing is a 1986 IMAX film featuring a half-sized robotic Quetzalcoatlus that demonstrates principles of animal flight.The film is narrated by F. Murray Abraham....
  
   (1986)
• Heartland (1987)
• Island Child (1987)
• Seasons (1987)
• Primiti Too Taa (1987)
• Weaving Ants (1987)
• Les fourmis tisserandes (1987)
• Time Concerto (1988)
• The Deepest Garden (1988)
• Beavers (1988)
• Emergency (1988)
• The First Emperor of China (1989)
• From a Little World (1989)
• Hydro (1989)
• Race the Wind (1989)
• To the Limit (1989)
• Sea Fantasy (1989)
• Only the Earth (1989)
• J'écris dans l'espace (I Write In Space) (1989)
• Alamo: Price of Freedom (1989)

1990s

• Echoes of the Sun (3D) (1990) (First IMAX DOME 3D film.)
• Blue Planet
  Blue Planet (film)
  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...
  
   (1990)
• The Last Buffalo (3D) (1990)
• Ring of Fire
  Ring of Fire (1991 film)
  Ring of Fire is a 1991 documentary film in IMAX format. It looks at some of the varieties of volcanism and earthquake activity in the Ring of Fire, around the Pacific Rim. The film runs 40 minutes....
  
   (January 19, 1991)
• Antarctica (October 18, 1991)
• Fires of Kuwait (1992)
• Momentum
  Momentum (IMAX film)
  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....
  
   (1992) (First IMAX HD film.)
• Mountain Gorilla (1992)
• Tropical Rainforest (1992)
• Rolling Stones to the MAX (1992)
• Hidden Hawaii (1993)
• The Discoverers (1993)
• The Secret of Life on Earth (1993)
• Flight of the Aquanaut
  Flight of the Aquanaut
  The Flight of the Aquanaut is a short Canadian documentary movie about an aquanaut with an atmospheric diving suit which shows the submarine world to the viewers in an entertaining way...
  
   (1993)
• Destiny in Space
  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....
  
   (1994)
• Into the Deep (3D) (1994)
• Yellowstone (1994)
• Africa: The Serengeti
  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 Tanzania and Kenya....
  
   (April 1, 1994)
• Mystery of the Maya (1995)
• Search for the Great Sharks (1995)
• The Living Sea
  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...
  
   (February 1995)
• Titanica (April 1995)
• Wings of Courage
  Wings of Courage
  Wings of Courage is a 1995 American-French drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. The 40-minute picture was written by Annaud with Alain Godard. It was the world's first dramatic picture shot in the IMAX-format...
  
   (3D) (June 16, 1995)
• Stormchasers (October 1995)
• Across the Sea of Time (3D) (October 20, 1995)
• Cosmic Voyage
  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,...
  
   (1996)
• Survival Island (1996)
• The Magic of Flight (1996)
• Zion Canyon: Treasure of the Gods (1996)
• Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
  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.-Overview:...
  
   (July 4, 1996)
• L5: First City in Space (3D) (October 11, 1996)
• Hearst Castle, Building the Dream (1996)
• Alaska: Spirit of the Wild
  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....
  
   (1997)
• Amazon (1997)
• Super Speedway
  Super Speedway
  Super Speedway is a 1997 documentary racing film chronicling one man's quest to get his new Champ Car Lola chassis up to speed, and another's goal of rebuilding an old 1964 roadster once driven by the legendary Mario Andretti. The film was directed by renowned IMAX director Stephen Low and...
  
   (1997)
• Whales: An Unforgettable Journey (1997)
• The Hidden Dimension (3D) (May 9, 1997)
• Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (July 11, 1997)
• Mission to Mir
  Mission to Mir (film)
  -Filming:Footage seen within the movie was compiled from multiple sources. These include IMAX cameras taken into space on the Space Shuttle. IMAX cameras were taken to the Mir Space Station on Space Shuttle missions: STS-63, STS-71, STS-74 and STS-79. The main subject of the film were Mir...
  
   (October 17, 1997)
• The IMAX Nutcracker (3D) (November 27, 1997)
• Mysteries of Egypt (1998)
• The Greatest Places (1998)
• Mark Twain's America (1998)
• Everest
  Everest (film)
  Everest is a 70mm American documentary film from MacGillivray Freeman Films 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....
  
   (March 6, 1998)
• T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
  T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous
  T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous is a 1998 edu-tainment feature filmed for the IMAX 3D format. The film is directed by Brett Leonard, renowned for his Computer-generated imagery special effects productions. Executive producer/co-writer Andrew Gellis and producers Antoine Compin and Charis Horton also...
  
   (3D) (October 23, 1998)
• Alien Adventure
  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 in most countries...
  
   (3D) (1999)
• Hemingway: A Portrait (usually shown as a double-feature with The Old Man and the Sea) (1999)
• Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Box (3D) (1999)
• The Old Man and the Sea
  The Old Man and the Sea (1999 film)
  The Old Man and the Sea is a 1999 paint-on-glass-animated short film directed by Aleksandr Petrov, based on the novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film won many awards, including the Academy Award for Animated Short Film...
  
   (usually shown as a double-feature with Hemingway: A Portrait) (1999)
• Wolves (March 1, 1999)
• Encounter in the Third Dimension (3D) (March 31, 1999) (SHOWN ON DIRECTV)
• Island of the Sharks (April 30, 1999)
• Extreme (June 11, 1999)
• Amazing Journeys (October 15, 1999)
• Galapagos (October 27, 1999)

2000s

• Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man 3D (2000)
• Ultimate G's 3D (2000)
• Dolphins
  Dolphins (film)
  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, with Chris Palmer serving as executive producer, this feature follows a few scientists studying dolphins as...
  
   (April 14, 2000)
• Michael Jordan to the MAX (May 5, 2000)
• Adventures in Wild California
  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...
  
   (May 12, 2000)
• Ocean Oasis (September 13, 2000)
• Solarmax (September 15, 2000)
• Cyberworld
  Cyberworld
  CyberWorld is a 2000 3-D comedy film shown in IMAX. Several segments originally filmed in 2-D animation are showcased as converted to 3-D format.-Segments:* The "Homer³" segment from The Simpsons, episode "Treehouse of Horror VI"...
  
   3D (October 6, 2000)
• Bears (2001)
• Great North (2001)
• Lost Worlds: Life in the Balance (2001)
• The Legend of Loch Lomond (2001)
• Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
  Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure
  Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure is an IMAX film about the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton between 1914 and 1917. Directed by George Butler, the film was released in February 2001 and was narrated by Kevin Spacey...
  
   (February 10, 2001)
• Haunted Castle (3D) (February 23, 2001)
• Journey into Amazing Caves (March 2001)
• The Princess and the Pea
  The Princess and the Pea
  "The Princess and the Pea" is a literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen about a young woman whose royal identity is established by a test of her physical sensitivity. The tale was first published with three others by Andersen in an inexpensive booklet on 8 May 1835 in Copenhagen by C.A...
  
   (May 19, 2001)
• All Access: Front Row. Backstage. Live. (May 20, 2001)
• China: The Panda Adventure (June 9, 2001)
• The Human Body (October 14, 2001)
• Ski to the Max (October 18, 2001)
• Ocean Origins (2001)
• Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West (2002)
• SOS Planet (3D) (2002)
• Straight Up: Helicopters in Action (2002)
• Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa (March 1, 2002)
• Space Station 3D
  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" version was titled simply Space Station....
  
   (April 27, 2002) (First documentary film in IMAX 3D.)
• Ultimate X: The Movie
  Ultimate X: The Movie
  Ultimate X: The Movie is a 2002 documentary film based on the 2001 X Games. It features athletes including Dave Mirra, Mike Metzger, Brian Deegan, and Mat Hoffman...
  
   (May 6, 2002)
• Australia: Land Beyond Time (May 25, 2002)
• India: Kingdom of the Tiger (June 14, 2002)
• Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
  Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey
  Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey is a 2002 short documentary film inspired by the Theatrical Production Stomp. The film begins with the members of "Stomp" pounding out a beat from the windows and fire escapes from several floors of a rundown NYC apartment building and proceeds with brief segments, cut...
  
   (October 17, 2002)
• Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees (October 25, 2002)
• Misadventures in 3D
  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.-Plot:...
  
   (2003)
• Roar: Lions of the Kalahari (2003)
• Texas: The Big Picture (2003)
• Ocean Wonderland 3D (February 11, 2003)
• Coral Reef Adventure
  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....
  
   (February 14, 2003)
• Ghosts of the Abyss
  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...
  
   (3D) (April 11, 2003)
• Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk
  Adrenaline Rush (film)
  Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk is a 2002 IMAX documentary film 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 addition, filmmaker Marc Fafard presents an up-close look at two of the...
  
   (April 18, 2003)
• Country Music: The Spirit of America
  Country Music: The Spirit of America
  Country Music: The Spirit of America 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 score...
  
   (June 2, 2003)
• Bugs! A Rainforest Adventure (3D) (July 25, 2003)
• Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
  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.-Production:Richard Lutz served as Principal Investigator and Lutz and Peter Rona served as Science Directors of the film, which was funded by the National Science Foundation and...
  
   (September 14, 2003)
• Young Black Stallion (December 7, 2003)
• NASCAR 3D: The IMAX Experience (March 12, 2004)
• Sacred Planet
  Sacred Planet
  Sacred Planet is a 2004 documentary. Robert Redford provided narration for the film. It was released on April 22, 2004, and grossed $1,108,356....
  
   (April 22, 2004)
• Adventures in Animation 3D (May 18, 2004)
• Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag (December 2, 2004)
• Sharks 3D (2004)
• Wild Safari 3D (2005)
• Aliens of the Deep
  Aliens of the Deep
  Aliens of the Deep is a 2005 documentary film, directed in part by James Cameron alongside fellow cameraman Steven Quale, who would later go on to direct Final Destination 5 six years later, and filmed in the IMAX 3D format. It was produced by Walden Media and Walt Disney Pictures...
  
   (3D) (January 28, 2005)
• Mystic India
  Mystic India
  Mystic India is a 2004 large format film 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 Nilkanth, later known in life as Swaminarayan by his followers. The film was...
  
   (February 2005)
• Mystery of the Nile
  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. The journey took 114 days and was finished on...
  
   (February 17, 2005)
• Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D
  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.-Production:...
  
   (September 23, 2005)
• Wired to Win (December 2005)
• Hurricane on the Bayou
  Hurricane on the Bayou
  Hurricane on the Bayou is a 2008 documentary film that focuses on 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 honor the culture of the city...
  
   (2006)
• Roving Mars
  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 photographs and data from the rovers and other Mars...
  
   (January 27, 2006)
• Greece: Secrets of the Past (February 16, 2006)
• Deep Sea 3D
  Deep Sea 3D
  Deep Sea 3D is a 3D IMAX documentary film about sea life. The documentary is directed by Howard Hall who has also directed other undersea films such as Into the Deep and Island of the Sharks. The film is narrated by Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet...
  
   (March 3, 2006)
• The Alps
  The Alps
  The Alps is a 2007 American 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...
  
   (2007)
• Dinosaurs Alive 3D (March 30, 2007)
• Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia
  Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia
  Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia is a 2007 film about life in the Early Cretaceous, Patagonia. It features paleontologist Rodolfo Coria and his work, with Donald Sutherland acting as main narrator.-Story:...
  
   (3D) (April 5, 2007)
• African Adventure: Safari in the Okavango (3D) (May 1, 2007)
• Mummies 3D: Secrets of the Pharaohs (May 25, 2007)
• Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure (3D) (October 5, 2007)
• Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean (2008)
• Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
  Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk
  Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk is an American documentary film directed by Greg MacGillivray and narrated by Robert Redford. It was released to IMAX 3D Theaters in 2008....
  
   3D (2008)
• Wild Ocean
  Wild Ocean (film)
  Wild Ocean is a 2008 documentary 3D IMAX film about the annual migration of billions of sardines, the sardine run, up the South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Coast and its human and animal impact.-External links:* at Giant Screen Films...
  
   3D (2008) (Only partially filmed in IMAX)
• Steep (September 26, 2008)
• Under the Sea 3D (February 13, 2009)

2010s

• Ultimate Wave Tahiti 3D (March 5, 2010)
• Hubble 3D
  Hubble 3D
  Hubble 3D, also known as IMAX: Hubble 3D, is a 2010 documentary film about the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission.-Content:"Through the power of IMAX 3D, Hubble 3D will enable movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings, and...
  
   (March 19, 2010)
• Sea Rex: Journey to a Prehistoric World. In 3D. (May 14, 2010)
• Waking T-Rex: The Story of SUE (May 22, 2010)
• Arabia 3D (May 24, 2010)
• Legends of Flight 3D (June 9, 2010)
• Born to Be Wild 3D
  Born to Be Wild 3D
  Born to Be Wild 3D is a 2011 American nature documentary short film about orphaned orangutans and elephants. It's directed by David Lickley and written and produced by Drew Fellman. It was distributed in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures and IMAX Pictures. The trailer was released in...
  
   (April 8, 2011)
• Tornado Alley
  Tornado Alley
  Tornado Alley is a colloquial and popular media term that most often refers to the area of the United States where tornadoes are most frequent. Although an official location is not defined, the area between the Rocky Mountains and Appalachian Mountains is usually associated with it.The areas...
  
   (March 18, 2011)
• Rescue 3D (June 9, 2011)
• To the Arctic 3D (2011)
• Rocky Mountain Express (2011)
• The Last Reef: Cities Beneath the Sea. In 3D. (February 3, 2012)