Sharks

Jean-Michel Cousteau knows sharks, and a new IMAX® movie he’s presenting at The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk confirms that sharks are as awesome as we think.

But the film, “Sharks,” also warns that the oceans’ top predators are horribly misunderstood and paying a deadly price for their reputation.

Cousteau, from the famous family of ocean explorers and defenders, invites Aquarium audiences to dive into “Sharks,” which will play at 1 & 3 p.m. daily from Jan. 18 through June 20 in Connecticut’s largest IMAX movie theater, with a screen that’s six stories high.

“The minute I saw the amazing footage, I knew I had to be involved with this IMAX theater documentary,” Cousteau said in the film’s media materials. “To inspire and educate people to act responsibly in order to ensure the preservations of the world’s oceans is a mission the film and I have long shared.”

(Cousteau will talk about threats facing the oceans during a May 20 appearance at The Maritime Aquarium. Get tickets at www.maritimeaquarium.org or call 203-852-0700, ext. 2206.)

Tickets for an IMAX movie are $9.50 for adults, $8.50 for seniors 65+ and $7 for children age 2-12. Maritime Aquarium members receive $2 discounts. To include a visit into The Maritime Aquarium with an IMAX film, tickets are $24.95 for adults, $22.95 for both youths (ages 13-17) & seniors (65+), and $17.95 for children (2-12).