Smithsonian Institution Movies

  • 1999
    IMAX: Galapagos 3D

    IMAX: Galapagos 3D

    IMAX: Galapagos 3D

    61999HD

    Retrace the groundbreaking footsteps of Charles Darwin with a young scientist as she explores the biological diversity and unique geologic history of...

    IMAX: Galapagos 3D
  • 1985
    The Dream Is Alive

    The Dream Is Alive

    The Dream Is Alive

    7.51985HD

    The Dream Is Alive takes you into space alongside the astronauts on the space shuttle. Share with them the delights of zero gravity while working,...

    The Dream Is Alive
  • 2023
    gOD-Talk

    gOD-Talk

    gOD-Talk

    02023HD

    Explores the lives of seven Black Millennials – Atheist, Buddhist, Christians, Muslim, Ifa, and Spiritualist – and the challenges and...

    gOD-Talk
  • 2007
    Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies

    Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies

    Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies

    72007HD

    The film explores the background and build-up to this final flight to disaster. Using dramatic reconstruction, archive footage and exclusive...

    Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies
  • 1987
    The Movie Palaces

    The Movie Palaces

    The Movie Palaces

    01987HD

    A documentary about the great American movie palaces of the 1920s and 1930s. Filmed on location at some of the extraordinary theaters across the...

    The Movie Palaces
  • 2020
    Spawning Hope

    Spawning Hope

    Spawning Hope

    02020HD

    Coral biologists are concerned about the genetic health of many endangered coral. This short film follows a team of Smithsonian scientists as they...

    Spawning Hope
  • 1989
    Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes

    Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes

    Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes

    01989HD

    A short documentary produced and directed by famed volcanologist Maurice Krafft in order to educate audiences about how volcanoes are formed, erupt,...

    Inside Hawaiian Volcanoes
  • 2017
    Navajo Code Talkers: A Journey of Remembrance

    Navajo Code Talkers: A Journey of Remembrance

    Navajo Code Talkers: A Journey of Remembrance

    02017HD

    Follow the return of six Navajo Code Talkers to the five Pacific Island sites where their unbreakable secret code, based on the unwritten Navajo...

    Navajo Code Talkers: A Journey of Remembrance
  • 1955
    Origins of the Motion Picture

    Origins of the Motion Picture

    Origins of the Motion Picture

    01955HD

    A historical overview of the development of the motion picture industry.

    Origins of the Motion Picture