Before it was a state, Texas was a nation
A visually compelling look at America's Lone Star State, Texas. Originally filmed in the IMAX format, this film captures the state through breathtaking aerial photography stunning moving pictures of landscapes, cattle, horses, and cowboys. It's Texas like you've never seen before. From the Panhandle to the Rio Grande and from West Texas to the Gulf of Mexico, the Texas landscape is as diverse as the people who live there. Discover how Texas innovation and ingenuity have led the way in exploration, from the depths of the Earth to the far reaches of outer space. This larger-than-life movie explores the boundless horizons and big dreams of the great state of Texas. Funded by the Texas State History Museum Foundation, Southwest Airlines, ExxonMobil, and the State of Texas.
Directed byScott Swofford
Watch the
Featuring
Bill Bragg
Big Tex (Voice)

Colby Donaldson
Narrator (voice)
Keep watching
9.01974·9.0
Man Belongs to the Earth
1974 · Film
5.32002·5.3
India: Kingdom of the Tiger
2002 · Film
6.82003·6.8
Ghosts of the Abyss
2003 · Film
7.41985·7.4
The Dream Is Alive
1985 · Film
6.52000·6.5
Ocean Oasis
2000 · Film
5.81998·5.8
Mysteries of Egypt
1998 · Film
7.52002·7.5
Two Towns of Jasper
2002 · Film
7.81992·7.8
Fires of Kuwait
1992 · Film
8.01997·8.0
Whales: An Unforgettable Journey
1997 · Film

2008
Anatomy of a Disaster: Explosion at BP Texas City Refinery
2008 · Film
6.11999·6.1
Amazing Journeys
1999 · Film

Family Beef
Film
8.21973·8.2
Catch the Sun
1973 · Film
10.02016·10.0
Aurora: The UFO Crash of 1897
2016 · Film
6.82004·6.8
Sharks 3D
2004 · Film
10.02022·10.0
Voices of Central
2022 · Film
6.42008·6.4
IMAX Dolphins and Whales: Tribes of the Ocean
2008 · Film
Picked for you
7.22022·7.2
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Hawkeye
2022 · Film
7.22022·7.2
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022 · Film
7.42017·7.4
I Am Heath Ledger
2017 · Film
7.32018·7.3
Whitney
2018 · Film
7.22010·7.2
180° South
2010 · Film
7.72017·7.7
Earth: One Amazing Day
2017 · Film
8.42026·8.4
Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)
2026 · Film
8.02023·8.0
Making Squid Game: The Challenge
2023 · Film
7.92025·7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Film
7.12010·7.1
IMAX Hubble
2010 · Film
7.12013·7.1
The Class of ‘92
2013 · Film
7.42016·7.4
For the Love of Spock
2016 · Film
6.22002·6.2
Naqoyqatsi
2002 · Film
7.12022·7.1
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Eternals
2022 · Film
6.92013·6.9
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013 · Film
6.82022·6.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022 · Film
6.92026·6.9
Oasis: Don't Look Back in Anger
2026 · Film
6.42001·6.4
Hell House
2001 · Film
6.42021·6.4
Star Wars Biomes
2021 · Film
6.22015·6.2
Elstree 1976
2015 · Film