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Genre: Fantasy

Ginger Snaps (FREE #CanFilmDay Screening!)

National Canadian Film Day (#CanFilmDay) is a massive, coast-to-coast-to-coast salute to Canadian cinema. On Wednesday, April 16, theatres across the country will be opening their doors, dimming the lights, and firing up their projectors for totally free – yes, FREE – screenings of Canadian films. Stand up for Canadian filmmakers

Wicked (Sing Along!)

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, May 10 for the version of the blockbuster hit musical WICKED that you’ve been waiting for – the SING ALONG! Find all your most fun, popular pals and defy some gravity and support of the gang at the Terminal City Roller

The Wiz

Given the success and popularity of the recent film adaptation of WICKED, we thought the time was right to “ease on down the road” and revisit Sidney Lumet‘s iconic, star-studded 1978 adaptation of the beloved Tony-award winning Broadway musical, THE WIZ, with a family-friendly screening on Sunday, April 6. When

Nosferatu

Visionary filmmaker Robert Eggers (THE VVITCH, THE LIGHTHOUSE, THE NORTHMAN) latest cinematic vision is a lifelong passion project borne from a stage play production he co-directed in high school based off of F.W. Murnau‘s iconic 1922 silent film “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.” The experience left a deep impression, and

Wings of Desire (New Restoration!)

WINGS OF DESIRE is one of cinema’s loveliest city symphonies. Bruno Ganz is Damiel, an angel perched atop buildings high over Berlin who can hear the thoughts—fears, hopes, dreams—of all the people living below. But when he falls in love with a beautiful trapeze artist, he is willing to give

Ghost

“Molly, you in danger girl.” The Rio Theatre is getting into the Valentine’s Day mood with a screening of one of the most memorable, supernatural romantic fantasy fairy-tale films ever, Jerry Zucker’s GHOST. In one of his most defining performances, Patrick Swayze stars as banker Sam Molly Jensen

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The original anime feature The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim returns audiences to the epic world brought to life in “The Lord of the Rings” Trilogy, based on the revered books by J.R.R. Tolkien. Set 183 years before the events chronicled in the original trilogy of

OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom

After twelve years of playing his favorite MMORPG game, Momonga logs in for the last time only to find himself transported into its world playing it indefinitely. Throughout his adventures, his avatar ascends to the title of Sorcerer King Ains Ooal Gown. Once prosperous but now on the brink of

The Polar Express (20th Anniversary Screening)

“It doesn’t matter where the train is going. What matters is deciding to get on.” Late on Christmas Eve, after the town has gone to sleep, a boy boards the mysterious train that waits for him–The Polar Express. When the boy arrives at the North Pole, Santa Claus

Flow (VOKRA Fundraiser)

To mark International Cat Rescue Day, the Rio Theatre presents a special screening of FLOW, in partnership with the Vancouver Orphan Kitten Rescue Association (VOKRA). A visually striking, wordless animated film, FLOW follows a solitary cat navigating a world reshaped by rising waters. Told entirely through movement,

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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