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Film Rating: PG

Stand By Me (40th Anniversary Restoration)

“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?” Decades after its release in 1986, Rob Reiner‘s STAND BY ME remains one of the most beloved film adaptations ever – and an enduring, nostalgic “end of summer”

Legend

“No Good without Evil. No Love Without Hate. No Innocence without Lust. I am Darkness.”   In 1985, director Ridley Scott‘s went deep into the world of phantasmagoric cinematic sci-fi fantasy with Legend, a bleak yet beautiful adventure film that has since emerged as a true cult-classic for Children of

Xanadu

“You have to believe we are magic Nothin’ can stand in our way” As movie and music-lovers here at the Rio Theatre, we were saddened to learn of the recent passing of singer and actress Olivia Newton-John. An Australian icon who was beloved around the

Cool Hand Luke

“What we’ve got here is… failure to communicate. Some men you just can’t reach.” The Rio Theatre’s summer series of classics continues with Cool Hand Luke, featuring a career-high performance from one of our all-time, hands-down, always-and-forever movie favourites – Paul Newman. When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to

The Last Starfighter (Storm Crow Sunday!)

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a special presentation of cult 80s sci-fi adventure classic The Last Starfighter, presented in partnership with our friends at Storm Crow Tavern on Commercial Drive and the brand-new Storm Crow Alehouse on Broadway. (What does this mean? Here’s what

The Goonies (40th Anniversary Screening)

“Hey you guu-uuys!” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a 40th Anniversary family-friendly screening of what is – hands down – one of the all time most-requested titles we get, director Richard Donner‘s THE GOONIES. Written by Chris Columbus from a story by the film’s producer Steven Spielberg,

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Raiders. Temple. Crusade. All Indiana. All Night Long. Join us at the Rio Theatre for the ultimate big screen movie adventure marathon: Steven Spielberg’s monumentally awesome Indiana Jones series. Think Harrison Ford, snakes, whips, numerous Nazis, numerous Nazis getting punched, monkey brains, and more… All night

Raiders of the Lost Ark (Movie Marathon!)

“It’s not the years, honey, it’s the mileage.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, June 17 for one of our forever-favourite movie marathon nights! (We’re talking about Indiana Jones, kid…) All Indy… All. Night. Long. Steven Spielberg’s monumentally awesome action adventure trilogy* –

Grease Sing-a-long!

“Hopelessly devoted to you…” There’s no better way to experience GREASE – which has been rockin’ and rollin’ and what-not for over 40 years – than at the Rio Theatre, surrounded by lovers of the film who are as excited to see it as you are,

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present Top Gun

“Talk to me, Goose.” Less talk, more riffing when The Gentlemen Hecklers bring back that loving feeling (or maybe take our breath away) to the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, May 8 with one of the 80’s most iconic blockbusters: TOP GUN. We feel the need… for speed! Tony Scott‘s 1986

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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