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Genre: Drama

A Streetcar Named Desire

Stellllaaaaaaaaa! Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE is one of the most celebrated American works of the 20th century, as is director Elia Kazan’s film adaptation of it. Starring Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter, the film marked the first of four consecutive Oscar

Harold and Maude

“They were meant to be. But exactly what they were meant to be is not quite clear.” Hal Ashby’s HAROLD AND MAUDE has got to be one of the most unconventional love stories ever, which is one of the main reasons that is has remained a crowd-pleaser (and one of

Under the Volcano

Adapted from author Malcolm Lowry’s novel (widely regarded as one of the best works of literature of the 20th Century) of the same name, legendary director John Huston’s adaptation of UNDER THE VOLCANO stars Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset and Anthony Andrews. Sunday, November 1 Doors 3:00pm / Movie 3:30pm

Planes, Trains, And Automobiles

“Those aren’t pillows.” Steve Martin and the late, great John Candy star in what may be the funniest (not to mention most loved) movie about the struggles of traveling home to be with the family to celebrate Thanksgiving ever made, John Hughes’ PLANES, TRAINS & AUTOMOBILES. All ages welcome in

Attack on Titan: Part 1

Join us at the Rio Theatre for the highly anticipated ATTACK ON TITAN Parts 1 & 2, the upcoming live-action feature films from Studio Toho and acclaimed Japanese Director Shinji Higuchi. Written by Yusuke Watanabe, the movies will feature Japanese film stars Haruma Miura and Kiko Mizuhara. The result is

The Exorcist

The Power of Christ compels you! Four decades after its release, director William Friedkin’s supernatural horror classic THE EXORCIST still remains one of the most frightening films ever made. Based on the hugely popular novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty (who also wrote the screenplay), the film

Cruel Intentions

What you can’t have, you can’t resist. Proving that a good plot and strong characters make for timeless storytelling in any era, CRUEL INTENTIONS is a 90s adaptation of Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 1782 novel “Les Liaisons dangereuses,” that was released on the heels of both Stephen Frears’ DANGEROUS LIAISIONS

Let the Right One In

Join us for a Friday Late Night Movie screening of director Tomas Alfredson’s highly acclaimed work of romantic horror, LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. Set in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1982, the film follows Oskar, an overlooked and bullied boy, who finds love and revenge through Eli, a beautiful but peculiar

Phoenix

Director Christian Petzold – whose Oscar-nominated film BARBARA was nominated for Best Foreign Picture in 2013 – returns with one of summer’s most critically-acclaimed dramas, PHOENIX, a spellbinding mystery of identity, illusion, and deception that unfolds against the turmoil of post-World War II Germany. Tuesday, August 25 Doors 6:30

Eden

A throwback to the glory days of early 90s French electronica, director Mia Hansen-Løve’s EDEN (a critical hit at 2014’s Toronto Film Festival) marries the music of the era with a compelling dramatic narrative. Inspired by the musings of Hansen-Løve’s brother Sven (a well-known Parisian DJ at the time), EDEN

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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