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The Outwaters (Advance Sneak Peak! One Night Only)

Memory cards unearthed in a remote stretch of the Mojave desert tell the story of four travelers who vanished during a sun-drenched camping trip. One night, everything changes when the foursome is sent on a mind-bendening voyage of unrelenting terror into a world of darkness that no human was ever

The Menu

A couple (Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult) travels to a coastal island to eat at an exclusive restaurant where the chef (Ralph Fiennes) has prepared a lavish menu, with some shocking surprises. With Jon Leguizamo, Janet McTeer, Hong Chau, Judith Light, “Part scalpel-sharp satire and part eat-the-rich horror flick, this

Kids vs. Aliens (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A!)

Canadian indie genre filmmaking legend Jason Eisener (who brought us Canuxploitation favourites including HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN and TREEVENGE and served as an Executive Producer on TURBO KID) returns to the big screen with his latest work, the sci-fi infused KIDS VS ALIENS. Taking a note of inspiration from the

Malcolm X

“We didn’t land on Plymouth Rock. Plymouth Rock landed on us!” February marks Black History Month, and the Rio Theatre is honouring that with prime time screening of Spike Lee’s MALCOLM X on Sunday, February 11. Lee’s grand, sweeping epic MALCOLM X is a tribute to the controversial

Carole King: Home Again – Live in Central Park

The brand new feature-length concert documentary CAROLE KING: HOME AGAIN – LIVE IN CENTRAL PARK, which presents musical icon Carole King’s triumphant May 26, 1973 homecoming concert on The Great Lawn of New York City’s Central Park before an estimated audience of 100,000. The film presents the complete multi-camera

Empire of Light

Set in an English coastal town in the early 1980s, EMPIRE OF LIGHT is a compelling and poignant drama about the power of human connection during turbulent times, from Academy Award® winning director Sam Mendes. EMPIRE OF LIGHT features a stellar cast led by Academy Award winner Olivia

Bones and All

BONES AND ALL reunites Oscar-winning director Luca Guadagnino with his CALL ME BY YOUR NAME stars Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg for an entirely different kind of coming-of-age love story set in the 80s. This moody, unconventional, and deeply romantic tale of first love between Maren (a young woman

John Carpenter’s ‘Assault on Precinct 13’

Considered by many to be one of the greatest and most underrated action films of the 1970s, John Carpenter‘s gritty action thriller ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13 (which he wrote, directed, scored and edited) has been given a new 4K restoration in 2023 from the original camera negative courtesy of

Shrek 2

Once upon another time… Sometime since the release of this lovable animated satire in 2001 and now, SHREK has morphed into something of a cult-classic, a generational touchstone that make is perfect for a double bill screening with SHREK 2 on Saturday, August 12.

Top Gun: Maverick

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top

About The Rio

Voted the #1 Independent Theatre in Vancouver, the Rio Theatre is a multimedia venue featuring arthouse, mainstream and cult-classic cinemas as well as live entertainment. Built in 1938, the Rio has been fully restored with a state of the art digital projector, surround sound, a huge stage and 420 luxurious seats.

1660 East Broadway, Vancouver, BC

Phone: 604.879.3456

Info Line: 604.878.3456

Email: info@riotheatre.ca

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