Tennessee Aquarium IMAX® 3D Theater

"The Science of Cinema, Raised to the Level of Magic"

Tennessee Aquarium IMAX 3D Theater is the only cinema in Tennessee using the new IMAX with Laser projection system. IMAX® with laser represents a quantum leap forward in cinema technology, providing audiences with the sharpest, brightest, clearest, and most vivid digital images ever seen!

Now Playing:

• Animal Kingdom: Animal Kingdom is a stunning exploration into just what makes our natural world so spectacular.  An educational journey from A-Z, the film introduces junior audiences to animals from all over the world and explores the ways in which we can help to protect them.
   

• Blue Whales: Return of the Giants 3D: Narrated by Award-Winning actor Andy Serkis, takes viewers on a journey of a lifetime to explore the world of the magnificent blue whale, a species rebounding from the brink of extinction. Blue whales are the largest animals ever to have lived, bigger than any dinosaur, yet we know surprisingly little about them.

• Mufasa: The Lion King: “Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick. Told in flashbacks, the story introduces Mufasa as an orphaned cub, lost and alone until he meets a sympathetic lion named Taka—the heir to a royal bloodline.

• T.REX 3D: For over a hundred years dinosaurs have inspired and thrilled audiences, commanding blockbuster status in museums and at the box office. But among them towers a king a tyrant lizard king. With leaps in CGI wizardry and revolutions in tyrannosaur paleontology over the past twenty five years, the time has come to revisit rex in the world's prestigious museum cinemas.

Coming Soon:

• The Blue Angels: Soar with The Blue Angels in a brand-new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage that chronicles a year with the Navy’s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron—from selection through the challenging training and demanding show season—showcasing the extraordinary teamwork, passion, and pride that fuels America’s best, the Blue Angels.
   
• The Polar Express 3D: Returning in 2024 for the holiday season!  Experiencing this holiday tale on the giant six-story screen has become a family tradition for many. When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks upon a journey of self-discovery, showing him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe.