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Fatal Attraction

On the other side of drinks, dinner and a one night stand, lies a terrifying love story. For Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), life is good. He is on the rise at his New York law firm, is happily married to his wife, Beth (Anne Archer), and has a loving daughter.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

    Follows a group of high school students growing up in southern California, based on the real-life adventures chronicled by Cameron Crowe. Stacy Hamilton and Mark Ratner are looking for a love interest, and are helped along by their older classmates, Linda Barrett and Mike Damone, respectively. The center

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

“All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I’m fine.” Based on 22-year-old Cameron Crowe‘s undercover exposé on life in a Southern California public high school, director Amy Heckerling’s groundbreaking ensemble comedy drama is a cinematic pop-culture juggernaut, notable for being alternately poignant and funny as

Fargo

The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on January 10 with a winter-y classic from directors Joel and Ethan Cohen, FARGO. Jerry, a small-town Minnesota car salesman is bursting at the seams with debt… but he’s got a plan. He’s going to hire two thugs to

Face/Off

Prepare yourselves accordingly, Vancouver. On Saturday, September 4, the Rio Theatre will be offering up a special long-weekend screening of John Woo‘s endlessly stylish, elegantly violent, trash fantasy cult-classic cat-and-mouse two-hander FACE/OFF. Not only does it feature a legendarily scene-stealing (and chewing) performance from staff favourite Nicolas Cage, it’s a movie

Excalibur

We have been inundated with requests for David Lowery‘s highly anticipated fantasy epic THE GREEN KNIGHT – and in lieu of our screening that (which we will…. at some point), we thought the time was indeed nigh to take a look back through the cinematic prism of time to an

Ex Machina

One of the biggest surprise sleeper hits of 2015 is EX MACHINA, Alex Garland’s “uncommonly engaging” directorial debut, hailed as a “a smart, sleek movie about men and the machines they make” by The New York Times critic Manohla Dargis. Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and Oscar Isaac. Sunday, July

Evil Dead Rise

In the fifth EVIL DEAD film, a road-weary Beth pays an overdue visit to her older sister Ellie, who is raising three kids on her own in a cramped L.A apartment. The sisters’ reunion is cut short by the discovery of a mysterious book deep in the bowels of Ellie’s

Evil Dead II (Trilogy Marathon)

“Gimme some sugar, baby.” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Friday night triple bill featuring Sam Raimi’s glorious EVIL DEAD trilogy: ARMY OF DARKNESS (aka, “The Medieval Dead”). Starring Bruce Campbell. Friday, May 29 THE EVIL DEAD Doors 7:00 / Movie 7:30 THE EVIL DEAD 2

Everything Everywhere All at Once (Final Screenings!)

EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE has dominated the hearts and minds of movie-loving audiences, critics, and every major awards, from the Golden Globes to the Screen Actors Guild, and now… the Oscars! On March 12, the film took home major awards and swept up in a historic night for the

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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