Movies

Genre: Comedy

Tank Girl (Director Rachel Talalay in Attendance for Q&A!)

Based on Britons’ Jamie Hewlett and Alan Martin‘s wildly subversive comic-strip, Lori Petty stars in director Rachel Talalay‘s futuristic feminist sci-fi vult action-fantasy about a tank-riding anti-heroine, TANK GIRL In the year 2033 – when drought and pollution have turned the Earth into a desert wasteland – the planet’s

Tangerine

“Merry Christmas Eve, Bitch.” A contemporary Christmas classic from director Sean Baker (ANORA, THE FLORIDA PROJECT), TANGERINE was a breakout hit and indie darling in 2015, wowing the crowds at festivals and movie-loving audiences around the world for both its thematic content and innovative technical approach; the entire film was

Tampopo

Sluuuuuuuuuuurp. Juzo Itami’s rapturous (not to mention oh-so-sensual) “noodle western” returns to the Rio’s screen (4K restoration!) on Friday, August 21. The tale of an enigmatic band of ramen ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe, TAMPOPO serves up a

Tampopo

Sluuuuuuuuuuurp. Juzo Itami’s rapturous (not to mention oh-so-sensual) “noodle western” returns to Canadian screens for the first time in decades, in a new 4K restoration. The tale of an enigmatic band of ramen ronin who guide the widow of a noodle shop owner on her quest for the perfect recipe,

Tammy and the T-Rex

The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 1 with a quirky screwball horror comedy from the 90s’s vault, the post-JURASSIC jam TAMMY AND THE T-REX. Directed by Stewart Raffill (MAC AND ME, THE ICE PIRATES), TAMMY AND THE T-REX is a love story as

System Entertainmet & Art Live Present: Not So Friendly Neighborhood Affair (Canadian Premiere)

Set in Sarajevo in May 2021, the city’s famous Old Town tries to recover after a difficult pandemic year. When a visitor from Zagreb comes looking for the best kebabs in town, a harmless gesture causes the disintegration of the business and private lives of several people. With Branko Đurić,

System Entertainment Presents: Being Human Is Not So Bad (“Nije loše biti čovek”)

The story follows piano professor Milan five years after his best friend, pop star Ranko White, who disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Milan decides to solve the mystery and finally discovers what happened to his best friend. Failing to get support and understanding from his family and)friends, Milan develops a friendship

Swiss Army Man

Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. But one day everything changes when a dead body washes ashore, and he soon realizes it may be his last opportunity to escape certain death. Armed with his new “friend”

Swingers

“You’re so money and you don’t even know it!” Listen up, beautiful babies: Back in the mid-90s, the dating scene was different, you dig? There was no internet, there were no cellphones (*unless you were Gordon Gecko, maybe?), and there was definitely no swiping left or right if

Svadba (The Wedding)

Poznati hrvatski privrednik na svoj rođendan saznaje da je pred bankrotom. U kancelariju mu ulazi porodica sa tortom i tamburašima, a u isto vreme zove ga ćerka koja studira u Londonu i uz čestitku mu saopšti da je trudna. Otac deteta je sin srpskog ministra spoljnih poslova. U stilu punokvrnog

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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