Groups of 50 more more visiting the Aquarium may arrange for a 9 a.m. showing of either a regular IMAX film or one of the films from our extensive library of 3D films. Call 617-973-6508 to discuss your options. Concession packs are also available for purchase.

The films currently available for screening are:

Sea Monsters 3D: A Prehistoric Adventure

This educational adventure weaves together a series of paleontological digs from around the globe. Students accompany modern and historical fossil hunters to remote locations as they excavate the remains of some of the most awe-inspiring creatures of all time, unearthing discoveries about the film’s incredible cast of characters. Viewers encounter long-necked plesiosaurs, giant turtles, enormous fish, fierce sharks and the most dangerous sea monster of all, the mosasaur.

Whales: The IMAX Experience

This stunningly beautiful film plunges audiences into the ocean depths, taking them to some of the wildest locations on earth to witness the sights and sounds of the whale, the world's largest mammal.

Follow blue whales, humpback whales, killer whales, right whales and dolphins in their journeys and discover how their amazing ability to hear and send calls over thousands of miles influences and guides their feeding, breeding, navigation and socialization.

Dinosaurs 3D: Giants of Patagonia

Dinosaurs are among the most fascinating animals that ever walked the Earth. We are captivated by their enormous size and intrigued by their disappearance millions of year ago. Dinosaurs 3D takes audiences on an unprecedented and unique 3D journey into the world of the largest known dinosaurs and, in the process, explores some of the great paleontological discoveries of modern times.

Deep Sea 3D

This underwater adventure will transport you deep below the ocean surface. See the mysterious Humboldt squid in the Sea of Cortez, mola molas near Catalina Island, sea jellies off Monterey, sea turtles in Hawaii, sand tiger sharks in North Carolina, coral reefs in the Bahamas and octopuses in British Columbia. This is as close to scuba diving as you can get without getting wet!

  • Teacher Resource Guide: www.imax.com/deepsea
  • Concepts: Ecosystems, marine communities, interdependence of organisms, biodiversity, conservation, animal adaptations, effects of human activity
  • Suggested for grades 2-12.

Sharks 3D presented in IMAX 3D

Sharks 3D shows sharks as they actually are: not wicked, manhungry creatures, but wild animals that happen to be the most complex predators on Earth. IMAX 3D brings your class into the water with hammerheads, great whites and the biggest fish in the sea—the whale shark.

  • Teacher Resource Guide: www.sharks3D.com
  • Concepts: Ecosystems and marine communities, interdependence of organisms, biodiversity, animal adaptations and behavior, life-cycles, food webs, conservation, extinction of species
  • Suggested for Grades 2-12

Lions 3D

This stunning film captures lion behavior never before presented on the giant screen. It offers unparalleled details of the natural behavior of lions, their prey and the incredible animal life that congregates at a water hole in Botswana.

Aliens of the Deep 3D

Award-winning director James Cameron encounters some of the strangest life forms to be found in Earth's oceans, while inviting us to imagine what future explorers may someday find on other planets. The film presents the highlights of more than 40 dives to the mid-ocean ridge, a submerged chain of mountains that winds 46,000 miles around the globe and contains mineral-rich volcanic vents that spew constant clouds of super-heated water. The creatures here are “as close to alien life as anything seen on Earth,” says Cameron.

Into the Deep 3D

Surrounded by the sound of gulls and surf, you’ll slip gently into the cool blue sea during your immersion in Into the Deep 3D. Your students will dive into the kelp forests that grow in the shallow waters along the coast of California, and learn the stories, lives and behaviors of the incredible marine animals that live there.

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

Get an unprecedented experience of this vast and little-explored dimension of our planet. Follow a team of scientists as they dive deep in the oceans in order to research mysterious hydrothermal vents in mid-ocean ridges in both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The film reveals the fantastic diversity of the deep—its strange community of organisms, its shipwreck gardens, bioluminescent creatures and giant predators.

  • Teacher Resource Guide: www.volcanoesofthedeepsea.com/pdf/teach.pdf
  • Concepts: Biodiversity, geological processes, deep-ocean exploration, plate tectonics, hydrothermal vents, chemosynthesis, animal adaptations, food and energy webs, science careers
  • Suggested for Grades 5-12