Movies

Genre: Drama

Jean-Luc Godard’s Contempt (60th Anniversary Restoration)

Jean-Luc Godard‘s CONTEMPT, the director’s color and CinemaScope ravishingly visual New Wave masterpiece starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Fritz Lang and Jack Palance, has been beautifully restored in glorious 4K for its 60th Anniversary! Contempt… That’s what ex-typist Bardot has for screenwriter/husband Piccoli — but why? Does she think he

Jean-Luc Godard’s “Pierrot le Fou”

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, July 14 as we tip out hat to French cinema with a Bastille Day triple bill, featuring the late Jean-Luc Godard‘s “new wave” triumph PIERROT LE FOU, Matthieu Kassovitz‘ gritty and groundbreaking urban drama LA HAINE (2020 restoration),

Jean-Luc Godard’s “Breathless” (60th Anniversary Restoration)

Join us at the Rio Theatre for screenings of a film that has earned its place in film history, Jean-Luc Godard‘s seminal French New Wave classic BREATHLESS, which has been beautifully restored for its 60th Anniversary. Adapted from an original treatment from cineaste auteur Francois Truffaut Godard directed the film

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

Jacob’s Ladder (2025 Restoration)

Jacob Singer (Tim Robbins), a Vietnam War veteran plagued with troubling hallucinations and traumatic flashbacks, struggles to maintain his sanity as his terrible past invades his waking life. As girlfriend Jezzie (Elizabeth Peña) and chiropractor friend Louis (Danny Aiello) try to help him find balance, Jacob only descends further into

Jackie Brown (25th Anniversary Screening)

“I sure hope you didn’t do anything stupid, Jackie.” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, December 28 for a very special 25th Anniversary screening of what many people consider to be iconic writer-director Quentin Tarantino‘s most under-appreciated film, JACKIE BROWN. Based on Elmore Leonard’s 1992 novel

Jack Frost

Michael Keaton stars in this fantasy adventure about a man who becomes a real father to his son after returning to life. A year after his father’s death on Christmas Day, a young boy builds a snowman and dresses it with his father’s hat, scarf and gloves. That night, the

J.T. LeRoy

Based on the memoir, “Girl Boy Girl: How I Became JT Leroy” by Savannah Knoop, writer-director Justin Long’s J.T. LEROY (co-written by Knoop) tells the story of one of a genuinely bizarre, captivating tale, going beyond the headlines to tell the story of the most compelling literary ‘hoax’ of our

Italian Race (‘Veloce come il vento’)

Written and directed by Matteo Rovere and inspired by the true story of story of rally racing driver Carlo Capone, ITALIAN RACE (‘Veloce come il vento’) tells the story of the De Martino family, who have been putting together racing cars for generations. Promising 17 year-old daughter Giulia, an aspiring

It’s a Wonderful Life

“What is it you want, Mary? You want the moon? Just say the word and I’ll throw a lasso around it and pull it down.” Hot Dog! At this time of year, we get inundated with audience requests for the “holiday classic to define all holiday

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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