Cosmic Voyage

1996

Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 65%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 65% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.5/10 10 806 806

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Plot summary

The Academy Award® nominee Cosmic Voyage combines live action with state-of-the-art computer-generated imagery to pinpoint where humans fit in our ever-expanding universe. Highlighting this journey is a "cosmic zoom" based on the powers of 10, extending from the Earth to the largest observable structures in the universe, and then back to the subnuclear realm.

Director

Bayley Silleck Photo
Bayley Silleck

Top cast

Morgan Freeman Photo
Morgan Freeman as Narrator
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332.25 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
12 hr 36 min
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682.34 MB
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English 5.1
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23.976 fps
12 hr 36 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by worleythom 7 / 10

A trip to the very large and very small

Reviewed by gizmomogwai 8 / 10

An awesome voyage

This IMAX documentary is sort of a brief introduction to the history of the universe, starting with the Big Bang and covering the rise of life on Earth. In addition, it shows us the extent of the universe as well as the microscopic world on Earth. It's an enormous scope, but this movie doesn't get overwhelmed by too much subject matter. It starts out by asking what is truly large and small, and a view of a human in a canyon is already an awe-inspiring image of how large the world is. This is nothing compared to the universe- it's astounding when the narrator, Morgan Freeman, tells us the lights we see aren't just stars but whole galaxies. It's incredible that we can see so far into space. The movie also briefly ponders whether there could be life on other planets. We see water in an alien world and a glimpse of life, which is intriguing.Morgan Freeman is a suitable narrator with an authoritative voice. Cosmic Voyage also has great visuals that were probably more impressive on the IMAX screen (I only have the DVD). Nominated for an Oscar for best documentary short.
Reviewed by sazo-2 9 / 10

Education plus visual effects

This is one of the best IMAX films. It is truly a Cosmic Voyage, it gives an idea about the truth size of our macro and micro universe.It manages to maintain the interest by avoiding any difficult data, the ones told are clear and suitable even for younger audience. And I believe it contains information even for the educated people.It is needless to talk about the visuals. The IMAX films always had great footage and effects, this is true also for this one. But unlike to some IMAX films where only the visuals stand out, here the narration and contents are also very good. Morgan Freeman's calm narrative voice makes you to really wonder about the contents.
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