# Hydraulx

hy*drau"lx, alternatively spelled HYDRAULX and Hydraulx, is a visual effects (VFX) company based in Santa Monica, California.

## History

Hydraulx was founded in 2002 by Greg and Colin Strause, directors of Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. In 2005, the studio completed over 700 visual effects shots for feature films. The company is based in Santa Monica, California.
In 2010, the company produced their own feature film, Skyline, which was also directed by the Strause brothers. That film would result in a lawsuit against the brothers by Sony Pictures Entertainment. The suit alleged that the brothers diverted resources meant for their work on Battle: Los Angeles to Skyline. Shortly after the release of Battle, Sony dropped their lawsuit, claiming they were satisfied that none of the brothers' work on that film ended up in Skyline.
Hydraulx was one of thirteen companies that worked on the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.
In 2012 the company did effects work on The Avengers.

## Filmography
### Films

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2003 | Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines | |
| 2003 | Looney Tunes: Back in Action | |
| 2004 | Torque | |
| 2004 | The Day After Tomorrow | |
| 2004 | 16mm Mystery | |
| 2005 | Constantine | |
| 2005 | XXX: State of the Union | |
| 2005 | The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D | |
| 2005 | Fantastic Four | |
| 2005 | Venom | |
| 2005 | The Fog | |
| 2005 | Syriana | |
| 2005 | Æon Flux | |
| 2006 | Poseidon | |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | |
| 2006 | Little Man | |
| 2006 | 300 | |
| 2007 | Shooter | |
| 2007 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | |
| 2007 | The Invasion | |
| 2007 | The Seeker | |
| 2007 | Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem | Directed by the Brothers Strause |
| 2008 | Jumper | |
| 2008 | Meet Dave | |
| 2008 | The Incredible Hulk | |
| 2008 | Wanted | |
| 2008 | Australia | |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still | |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | |
| 2008 | Bedtime Stories | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | |
| 2009 | X-Men Origins: Wolverine | |
| 2009 | Aliens in the Attic | |
| 2009 | Case 39 | |
| 2009 | 2012 | |
| 2009 | Avatar | |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | |
| 2010 | Tooth Fairy | |
| 2010 | Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | Additional visual effects |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 | |
| 2010 | Marmaduke | |
| 2010 | The A-Team | |
| 2010 | Get Him to the Greek | |
| 2010 | Knight and Day | |
| 2010 | Jonah Hex | |
| 2010 | The Town | |
| 2010 | The Social Network | Additional visual effects |
| 2010 | Skyline | Also a production company Directed by the Brothers Strause |
| 2010 | Gulliver's Travels | |
| 2011 | Battle: Los Angeles | |
| 2011 | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides | |
| 2011 | X-Men: First Class | Additional visual effects |
| 2011 | Green Lantern | |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | |
| 2011 | Take Shelter | Also a production company |
| 2012 | The Avengers | |
| 2012 | What to Expect When You're Expecting | |
| 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | |
| 2012 | Looper | |
| 2013 | Don Jon | |
| 2013 | The Hangover Part III | |
| 2013 | Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters | |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | |
| 2014 | Into the Storm | |
| 2015 | San Andreas | |
| 2015 | Hardcore Henry | |
| 2016 | Midnight Special | |
| 2016 | X-Men: Apocalypse | |
| 2016 | Max Steel | |
| 2016 | Spectral | |
| 2017 | Baywatch | |
| 2017 | Death Note | |
| 2017 | Geostorm | |
| 2017 | Beyond Skyline | |
| 2018 | Rampage | |
| 2018 | The Predator | |
| 2020 | Skylines | |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2005–2020 | Criminal Minds | |
| 2016–present | Stranger Things | |

### Music videos

* Usher "Love In This Club"
* Usher "Moving Mountains"
* Tool "Schism", "Parabol/Parabola" and "Vicarious"
* A Perfect Circle "Weak and Powerless" and "Passive"
* Korn "Freak on a Leash"
* Snoop Dogg "Drop it Like it's Hot"
* U2 "Elevation"
* Linkin Park "Crawling"
* Will Smith "Black Suit's Comin"
* Powerman 5000 "Bombshell"
* Britney Spears "Stronger"
* Godsmack "I Stand Alone"
* Jennifer Lopez "Play"
* Aerosmith "Jaded"
* P.O.D. "Alive"
* Shakira "Wherever Wherever"
* Jet "Are You Gonna Be My Girl"
* Papa Roach "Between Angels and Insects"
* Disturbed "Prayer"
* Taproot "Poem"

### Commercials

* Scion "tC"
* Scion "xA"
* Scion "xB"
* Mercury Mariner "Hybrid", "Soundwave", "Attraction"
* Lincoln "Landmarks"
* Gatorade "Winning Formula"
* Ford F150 "Kiln"
* Jeep Grand Cherokee "Reflection"
* Coca-Cola/World of WarCraft "WOW Be Yourself"
* United States Marine Corps "Diamond"
* Fresca "Dance"
* Nike Stickman campaign: "Hoops", "Frisbee", "Football" and "Pool"
* PlayStation 2's God of War "Gods" and "Monsters"
* Toyota Matrix "Sunglasses"
* Toyota Corolla "Imagination"
* Universal Studios "Creep" and "Scare"
* Norfolk Southern "Trees"