Movies

Genre: Drama

Mermaids (35th Anniversary Restoration)

New England…the early 1960s. A sexy and unpredictable single mother of two is a source of constant embarrassment to her confused 15-year-old daughter, who’s trying to deal with her own sexual awakening and not having an easy time of it. Based on a novel by Patty Dann. Fifteen-year-old Charlotte Flax

Mommie Dearest

Outrageous and controversial, this is the story of legendary movie star Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway, in one of her most iconic performances) as she struggles for her career and battles the inner demons of her private life. This torment was manifested in her relationships with her adopted children, Christina and

Seven Veils

Visionary Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan‘s latest work casts Amanda Seyfriend as earnest theatre director Jeanine, who has been given the task of remounting her former

Withnail and I (2025 Restoration)

London. The 1960s. Two unemployed actors—acerbic, elegantly wasted Withnail (Richard E. Grant) and the anxiety-ridden “I” (Paul McGann)—drown their frustrations in booze, pills, and lighter fluid. When Withnail’s flamboyantly gay Uncle Monty (Richard Griffiths) offers his cottage, they escape the squalor of their flat for a week in the country.

Picnic at Hanging Rock (50th Anniversary Restoration)

All that we see or seem, is but a dream within a dream. Beautifully restored for is 50th Anniversary, PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK is a sensual and striking chronicle of a disappearance and its aftermath that put director Peter Weir on the map, and helped usher in a

The Shrouds

The story revolves around a technological entrepreneur, Karsh, who is still grieving the loss of his wife, Becca. When several graves, including Becca’s, are desecrated, Karsh embarks on a quest to find the perpetrator, which leads him down a nightmarish path of paranoia and grief when he engineers

The Doors: The Final Cut

We’re paying tribute to the late, great Val Kilmer by dimming the lights and firing up the projector with a tribute screening of one of his most iconic roles, that of rocker Jim Morrison in director Oliver Stone‘s historical drama about one of pop music’s most influential bands and impactful

Jesus of Montreal (FREE #CanFilmDay Screening!)

Join the party! Come hang out with us for a FREE #CanFilmDay screening of  Oscar-winning Quebecois filmmaker Denys Arcand’s JESUS OF MONTREAL. This follow-up to Arcand’s hit sex-comedy drama THE DECLINE OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE treads familiar waters, as both are sharp social commentaries anchored in contemporary portrayal

Last Night (With Don McKellar & Bruce McDonald Q&A)

Writer-director Don McKellar captured the collective, generational existential angst felt by everyone on the planet as it hurtled towards the potential apocalypse of Y2K doom with, naturally, a darkly comic romantic satire with his 1998 offering, LAST NIGHT. Perfectly capturing the sense of quiet dread and malaise that veiled the

Incendies (FREE! #CanFilmDay Screening)

Join the party! Come hang out with us for a FREE #CanFilmDay screening of INCENDIES, the devastating political thriller that launched filmmaker Denis Villeneuve (DUNE: Part One & Two, BLADE RUNNER 2049, ARRIVAL) to the highest level of international acclaim, earning him an Oscar nomination for Best International

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

All content © their respective owners.

Newsletter

Sign up to receive news on upcoming movies and events!

* indicates required

Follow Us

© 2026
Site by 3VL INC.