Soar with the documentary The Blue Angels in IMAX at Cineworld

Get up close and personal with some real-life aerial mavericks in The Blue Angels. Prepare to have your breath taken away in a documentary that pushes the IMAX format to the edge as it takes you inside the cockpit on a truly dizzying and exciting journey.

Here's what you need to know.

What is The Blue Angels about?

Directed by Paul Crowder and produced by Star Wars filmmaker J.J. Abrams and Top Gun: Maverick actor Glen Powell, the documentary The Blue Angels chronicles a year inside the Navy’s elite Flight Demonstration Squadron.

From the selection process through to their challenging training and demanding show season—The Blue Angels showcases the extraordinary teamwork, passion, and pride that fuels America’s most renowned pilots.

The Blue Angels takes audiences behind the scenes for a revealing, in-depth look at what it takes to become a Blue Angel—from the careful selection process to the challenging training regimen, and on through the demanding eight-month show season.

The Blue Angels are the inspiration for Tom Cruise's high-flying exploits in the Top Gun movies. They have been enthralling people throughout the globe for more than 75 years. Now, they're coming to a Cineworld screen near you.

Is The Blue Angels playing in IMAX at Cineworld?

Yes, The Blue Angels is playing in IMAX at Cineworld, and screenings are exclusively in the IMAX format. IMAX's uniquely immersive properties, enlarged screens and fully integrated sound paint the sky as a thrilling, never-ending canvas through which these brave individuals tear at astonishing speed.

Has The Blue Angels been filmed specially for IMAX?

The Blue Angels was shot with Sony's Venice 2 IMAX-certified digital cameras and features IMAX exclusive Expanded Aspect Ratio (EAR) throughout. IMAX's 1.90:1 aspect ratio (exclusive to the format) provides up to 26% more picture and extends the movie's eye-widening sense of speed and scale.

In select IMAX with Laser cinemas at Cineworld, the film will be presented in the IMAX-exclusive 1:43 aspect ratio, offering 40% more picture than non-IMAX screens.

The visual impact of the IMAX presentation is further bolstered by powerful 12-channel immersive sound. That means the roar of the engines and the boom when they break the sound barrier will feel more immersive than ever.