Requiem for a Dream (25th Anniversary Restoration Screening)
2000 | R | United States of America | Darren Aronofsky | English | 102 minutes
Darren Aronofsky‘s hyperstylish REQUIEM FOR A DREAM is a lucid and devastating fever dream of a film, with a deliberately frenzied and kinetic pace that draws its audience down the very spirals experienced by the protagonists’ own horrific descent into addictive behaviours. Imaginatively evoking the inner landscape of human beings longing to connect, to love and feel loved, the Aronofksy’s masterwork is a parable of happiness gloriously found, and tragically lost.
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM tells parallel stories that are linked by the relationship between the lonely, widowed Sara Goldfarb (Ellen Burstyn, in an Oscar-nominated performance) and her sweet but aimless son, Harry. The plump Sara, galvanized by the prospect of appearing on a TV game show, has started on a dangerous diet regimen to beautify herself for a national audience. With Jared Leto, Marlon Wayans, Jennifer Connelly, Louise Lasser, and Christopher McDonald.
“It may be too much for some viewers to take, but no one ever said addiction is pretty. And [director] Darren Aronofsky earns every right to his excesses by making sure audiences feel the loss of humanity instead of treating them like spectators at a freak show.” (Fangoria)
“Clearly influenced by the cut-and-paste of hip-hop, Requiem stokes and builds its tragic momentum like an expertly mixed dance cut, the kind that catches you so seductively in its rhythms you’ll follow it anywhere… “ (Toronto Star)
“…’Requiem For A Dream’ is so efficiently devastating that it resonates like the echo of a dying scream. Beautifully executed, but spine-jarringly uncomfortable stuff.” (Total Film)
“What makes this gruesome tale of woe worthwhile is its raw cautionary power. Be warned – despite the funky style, this film will repulse as well as compel.” (Film4)
Friday, November 21
Doors 11:00 pm | Movie 11:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE
Doors 11:00 pm | Movie 11:30 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE
Late Night Date Night! Bring a friend or movie-loving pal and get two-for-one entry HERE!
REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (Darren Aronofsky, 2025 / 102 mins / R) The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
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*Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before showtime. All seating is General Admission; please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure great seats, and time for treats at concession.
*If you are looking to redeem either a Rio Theatre gift certificate or Groupon to any regular Rio Theatre screening: You can either email us in advance <[email protected]> and give us a “heads up,” or do it at the box office prior to showtime.
*Rio Theatre Groupons and passes OK for any single film only. Please redeem at the door.
*We recommend purchasing your tickets in advance at www.riotheatretickets.ca. If a screening or live event is not sold out, the remaining tickets will be available for in-person purchase at the Rio Theatre’s Box Office prior to showtime (subject to availability).
*Our box office is typically open 30 minutes before showtime. All seating is General Admission; please arrive 20-30 minutes prior to showtime to ensure great seats, and time for treats at concession.
*If you are looking to redeem either a Rio Theatre gift certificate or Groupon to any regular Rio Theatre screening: You can either email us in advance <[email protected]> and give us a “heads up,” or do it at the box office prior to showtime.
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