Movies

Genre: Science Fiction

Nova Seed

Beneath the surface decay of a toxic, dying world lives the Mad Doctor Mindskull. He has created the ultimate weapon, using the planet’s own power to destroy it.  Can mankind unite to find a way to stop this Evil before time runs out? The only answer lies within… The Nova

The Girl with All the Gifts

Adapted from on the acclaimed novel by M.R.Carey (who also wrote the screenplay), THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS has been embraced by movie lovers at film fests and beyond for being the must-see smart, suspenseful, sensitive and totally action-packed zombie feature of 2017. In a dystopian near future, humanity

Idiocracy

“I like money.” Given the current political climate with our neighbours to the South, it’s no wonder that people have been absolutely inundating us with requests for Mike Judge‘s politically prophetic, weirdly prescient cult-classic comedy IDIOCRACY. We’re giving it some much deserved big screen as a

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (50th Anniversary!)

Let’s do the Time Warp… Again! There is no better way to experience the pop-culture juggernaut that is  THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW than the the way it is meant to be seen – on the big screen, in the dark, and with a raucous Rio Theatre audience

Ghostbusters (1984)

“There is no Dana. Only Zuul.” Ivan Reitman‘s original GHOSTBUSTERS remains one of the most defining blockbusters of the 1980s, and features standout performances from an all-star, A-list cast that includes Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Sigourney Weaver, Ernie Hudson, Rick Moranis, and a ghost that gets

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Halloween Edition!)

Advance tickets have SOLD OUT. VERY limited balcony tickets will be released at 5:30pm today and after that it will be RUSH ONLY when doors open for the show. We advise all ticket holders to get down early to ensure the best seats.  

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Predator (87)

The Gentlemen Hecklers are celebrating seven high-larious years of riffing cinema’s best, worst, and string-cheesiest titles on Wednesday, September 11 with a special anniversary show featuring one of the 80s biggest and baddest (in a good way) sci-fi action horror thrillers (it really does have everything): PREDATOR!

Young Frankenstein

“The scariest comedy of all time!” Mel Brooks’ comic masterpiece YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN (“it’s pronounced ‘Fronkensteen'”) is gonna be puttin’ on the ritz all over our big screen, just in time for Halloween! In this spoof of Mary Shelley’s gothic literary tale, the grandson of Victor Frankenstein (a neurosurgeon) has spent his

The Gentlemen Hecklers Present: Dungeons & Dragons (2000)

Can you believe that The Gentlemen Hecklers have been riffing movies at the Rio Theatre for… four years?! My, how time flies (especially when you’re in a darkened movie theatre with adult beverages). Celebrate this milestone of cinematic hilarity by revisiting the very first film the Hecklers heckled,

The Dead Zone

Join us on Saturday, September 3 for an evening dedicated to one of the most prolific authors of horror fiction ever, Stephen King. King’s work has been the basis for countless classic movies, and we’ve selected three of our favourites as part of Stephen King Triple Feature. Rob Reiner’s beloved

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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