Movies
Genre: Action
Guntur Kaaram
Pongal 2024 is coming to the Rio Theatre! The Telugu-language action drama GUNTUR KAARAM, is having its Vancouver Premiere at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, January 11. Thursday, January 11 Vancouver Premiere! Early Show Doors 2:30 pm | Movie 3:00 pm *Start time subject
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire
In director Prashanth Neel‘s upcoming epic neo-noir action saga SALAAR Part 1: Ceasefire, a gang leader (Prabhas) makes a promise to a dying friend by taking on other criminal gangs. With Prithviraj Sukumaran, Shruti Hassan. Thursday, December 21 Doors
Bhagavanth Kesari
Nelakonda Bhagavanth Kesari is adamant about getting even with a powerful businessman who cost him money. He is prepared to square off against the formidable foe and resolve their issues amicably. With Nandamuri Balakrishna, Kajal, Sreeleela, Arjun Rampal. Wednesday, October 18 Vancouver Premiere Doors 2:20 pm |
LEO
LEO… At the Rio! (Yes, please.) LEO is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action thriller film directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, who co-wrote it with Rathna Kumar and Deeraj Vaidy. It is the third film in the Lokesh Cinematic Universe, and is produced by S. S. Lalit Kumar of Seven
Toby
Having spent most of his childhood growing up in Juvenile halls and Remand homes, Toby is a stranger to the many faces of man. But falling prey to the cruel world, he is exploited for his mutism as nothing but a tool to foster crime and hatred. Toby’s eccentric
Lady Snowblood (30th Anniversary Screening)
Gory revenge is raised to the level of visual poetry in Toshiya Fujita’s stunning LADY SNOWBLOOD. A major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s KILL BILL saga, this endlessly inventive film, set in late nineteenth-century Japan, charts the single-minded path of vengeance taken by a young woman (Meiko Kaji) whose parents were the
Bhola Shankar CANCELLED
Bhola Shankar (Chiranjeevi) is a former gangster who arrives in Kolkata with his adopted sister Radha (Keerthy Suresh) for her education and also on a personal mission to hunt down a crime network who were responsible for the death of Radha’s family. Sunday, August 13 CANCELLED
Jailer
JAILER is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language action comedy film written and directed by Nelson Dilipkumar and produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures. It stars Rajinikanth in the title role, along with Jackie Shroff, Shiva Rajkumar, Sunil, Tamannaah Bhatia, Ramya Krishnan, Mirnaa Menon, Yogibabu and Vinayakan. Mohanlal makes a cameo
Death Race 2000
Start your engines… The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on August 11 with the high-octane camp classic DEATH RACE 2000. In the year 2000, America is a totalitarian regime on the brink of collapse. The most popular sport in this dystopia is the Transcontinental Road
Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama
Newly restored and re-discovered for its 30th Anniversary, this legendary Japanese-Indian animated adaptation of the religious epic RAMAYANA: THE LEGEND OF PRINCE RAMA is currently making the rounds at theatres and festivals (including this year’s Fantasia Film Festival!), and is headed to the Rio Theatre for screenings on Saturday, August