time lapse photography movies

Laurel Canyon (2003)
5.959 / 10

Drama

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

Chasing Coral (2017)
7.7 / 10

Documentary

Coral reefs are the nursery for all life in the oceans, a remarkable ecosystem that sustains us. Yet with carbon emissions warming the seas, a...

Phase IV (1974)
6.3 / 10

Horror, Science Fiction

Arizona ants mock the food chain on their way to a desert lab to get two scientists and a woman.

TimeScapes (2012)
7.2 / 10

Documentary

Stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people and wildlife of the American South West.

Chronos (1985)
7.5 / 10

Documentary

Carefully picked scenes of nature and civilization are viewed at high speed using time-lapse cinematography in an effort to demonstrate the history...

Dinosaurs Alive (2007)
5.3 / 10

Documentary

See the earliest creatures of the Triassic Period to the monsters of the Cretaceous in a ‘life-sized’ IMAX ® presentation. Join renowned...

The Mythologist (2004)
0 / 10

Documentary

The many lives of Henry Azadehdel, aka Armen Victorian, aka Henry X, as told by the peace activists, UFO researchers, botanists and everyday people...

The Living Sea (1995)
7.1 / 10

Documentary

The Living Sea celebrates the beauty and power of the ocean as it explores our relationship with this complex and fragile environment. Using...

Window (2007)
0 / 10

140 seconds of 780 stills taken from a window in a dormitory.

Sacred Site (1986)
0 / 10

Documentary

High speed film and time-lapse photography combined to create breathtaking images of the night sky and Halley's Comet in this astronomical short...

Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre (1901)
6.4 / 10

Documentary

Time-lapse photography showing the one month-long demolition of the Star Theatre in New York.

Replika (1975)
0 / 10

Animation, Documentary

Portrait (1977)
7 / 10

Animation

A poetic reflection on the passing of time and youth.

New Clouds (2024)
0 / 10

Documentary

Clouds forming and moving through the summer sky.

Secrets of Life (1956)
7.1 / 10

Documentary

A feature-length documentary showing the changing world of nature, the sky, the sea, the sun, planets, insects and volcanic action. A story of...

I Fiori (1933)
0 / 10

Documentary

Time lapse documentary about the lifecycle of flowers.

The Birth of a Flower (1910)
6.6 / 10

Documentary

"Percy Smith (1880-1944) was world famous as a photographer of plant life. Probably the first British example of time-lapse photography as applied to...

Aeon (2004)
0 / 10

Documentary

Dealing heavily with perceptions of time, Aeon documents the urban cityscape as Wellington transforms through a zen-influenced eternal cycle of...

Exploring the Spectrum (1974)
10 / 10

Documentary

An exciting video journey through the world of time-lapse photography by one of the founders of the science of photobiology, Dr. John Nash Ott. Do...

Memories of Origin: Hiroshi Sugimoto (2012)
6 / 10

Documentary

This documentary follows 200 days in the life of contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto— a leading presence in the world of modern art. He is the...