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Genre: Comedy

Battle of the Sexes

From the directors of LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE comes the true story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs – which became the most watched televised sports event of all time. Golden Globe nominees Emma Stone and Steve Carell shine as, two legends trapped in one

Batman: The Movie (1966)

Kaaapowie! Holy feature film, Batman … This one based on the tongue-in-cheek, campy 1960’s television series which helped form the basis of so many of the modern super hero films that are such a staple in pop-culture and movideom. The late, great Adam West‘s portrayal of Gotham’s mysterious

Barton Fink

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, August 22 for a special 30th Anniversary Screening of the Coen Brothers‘ quirky, genre-defying BARTON FINK. Part film noir, part horror-comedy, part psychological thriller, and part satirical love-letter to Hollywood (not to mention the entire creative writing process), BARTON FINK tells the

Barbie

Greta Gerwig‘s candy-coated box-office smash BARBIE is coming to the Rio Theatre! Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling, in an Oscar-worthy performance) are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the

Barbie

Greta Gerwig‘s candy-coated box-office smash BARBIE is returning to the Rio Theatre! Barbie (Margot Robbie) and Ken (Ryan Gosling, in an Oscar-worthy performance) are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the

Bad Santa

“F**k me, Santa! F**k me, Santa! F**k me, Santa!” Make merry-merry with seriously fun Christmas Eve screening of two seriously hi-la-rious ho-ho-holiday classics – National Lampoon’s CHRISTMAS VACATION and BAD SANTA. Billy Bob Thornton has never been better than as the grumpy, alcoholic con-man mall Santa (who,

Bad City

Join us at the Rio Theatre for the Vancouver Premiere of acclaimed director Carl Bessai’s latest feature, a tip of the hat to the glorious days of 70’s-era Canuxploitation, BAD CITY. Co-authored by co-stars Dustin Milligan (the CBC’s Schitt’s Creek, REPEATERS) and Aaron Brooks, this locally-lensed and totally groovy comedy

Back to the Future Part III

“Remember, where you’re going, there are no roads.” Great Scott! We thought the time was right to to go back, way back, to 1985… And revisit Robert Zemeckis‘ original 80s classic, BACK TO THE FUTURE. But we’re not just screening the original BACK TO THE FUTURE… We’re

Back to the Future Part II (35th Anniversary Screening)

“You built a time machine…. Out of a DeLorean?” Great Scott! We thought the time was right to to go back, way back, to 1985… And revisit Robert Zemeckis‘ original 80s classic, BACK TO THE FUTURE. But we’re not just screening the original BACK TO THE FUTURE… We’re

Back to the Future (40th Anniversary Screening)

“You built a time machine…. Out of a DeLorean?” Great Scott! We thought the time was right to to go back, way back, to 1985… And revisit Robert Zemeckis‘ original 80s classic, BACK TO THE FUTURE. But we’re not just screening the original BACK TO THE FUTURE. Michael

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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