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The Return of the Living Dead

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a Friday Late Night screening of 80s horror comedy classic THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, a (totally true!) story of two bumbling employees at a medical supply warehouse who accidentally release a deadly gas into the air – when the vapors cause

Weiner

Former U.S. Representative Anthony Weiner‘s catastrophic race for Mayor of New York City in 2013 is detailed in this behind-the-scenes documentary. Weiner became embroiled in his second widely publicized sexting scandal during the race, derailing his once-promising political career. Weiner received its world premiere at the 2016 Sundance

Madonna: Truth or Dare

“Anybody that says my show is ‘neat’ has got to go.” Don’t just stand there, let’s get to it. Strike a pose, there’s nothing to it… Alek Keshiashan‘s groundbreaking, controversial TRUTH OR DARE was a daring chronicle of the music world’s reigning pop queen, Madonna, and her backstage

The Raid 2: Berandal

Join us at the Rio Theatre for back-to-back screenings of one of the most exciting, critically acclaimed, impressively balls-to-the-wall and brutally insane action crime movie franchises in decades – writer-director Gareth Evans’ THE RAID: REDEMPTION followed by THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. See them together and on the big screen, the

The Raid: Redemption

Join us at the Rio Theatre for back-to-back screenings of one of the most exciting, critically acclaimed, impressively balls-to-the-wall and brutally insane action crime movie franchises in decades – writer-director Gareth Evans‘ THE RAID: REDEMPTION followed by THE RAID 2: BERANDAL. See them together and on the big screen, the

Pet Sematary

Join us on Saturday, September 3 for an evening dedicated to one of the most prolific authors of horror fiction ever, Stephen King. King’s work has been the basis for countless classic movies, and we’ve selected three of our favourites as part of a Stephen King Triple Feature. Rob Reiner’s

The Dead Zone

Join us on Saturday, September 3 for an evening dedicated to one of the most prolific authors of horror fiction ever, Stephen King. King’s work has been the basis for countless classic movies, and we’ve selected three of our favourites as part of Stephen King Triple Feature. Rob Reiner’s beloved

Stand By Me

“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”

Captain Fantastic

Ben Cash (Viggo Mortensen), his wife Leslie and their six children live deep in the wilderness of Washington state. Isolated from society, Ben and Leslie devote their existence to raising their kids — educating them to think critically, training them to be physically fit and athletic, guiding them

Donnie Darko (With Richard Kelly Live Q&A)

“Sometimes, I doubt your commitment to Sparkle Motion.” Before STRANGER THINGS combined science fiction, Spielbergian touches and ‘80s nostalgia to much acclaim, Richard Kelly set the high-water mark with his debut feature, DONNIE DARKO. Initially beset with distribution problems, it would slowly find its audience and emerge

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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