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Genre: Science Fiction

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Let’s do the Time Warp… Again! Making long weekend plans…? We’ve got you covered! Join us for one of the most notorious cult-movie experiences you can possibly have in a darkened theatre… THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! For over four decades, THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW has been

The Rio Grind Film Festival: Junk Head

Japanese animator Takahide Hori spent four years working on his 30 minute short film JUNK HEAD – and another four expanding it into its current feature-length iteration, an astounding stop-motion, post-apocalyptic sci-fi marvel that is an remarkable testament to its genuinely visionary creator. Following its World Premiere

The Rio Grind Film Festival: Beyond Skyline

When the population of Los Angeles is vacuumed off the face of the earth, Detective Mark Corley storms his way onto an alien ship to rescue his estranged son. But after crashing the ship in Southeast Asia, he must forge an alliance with a band of survivors to discover the

The Outwaters (Advance Sneak Peak! One Night Only)

Memory cards unearthed in a remote stretch of the Mojave desert tell the story of four travelers who vanished during a sun-drenched camping trip. One night, everything changes when the foursome is sent on a mind-bendening voyage of unrelenting terror into a world of darkness that no human was ever

The Monster Squad

“Wolfman’s got nards!” Join us for one of your favourite 80s action-horror-comedy-fantasy flicks THE MONSTER SQUAD – with star Andre Gower (who played Sean Crenshaw) joining in via Skype to introduce the film and take your questions. What happens when a bunch of kids who idolize classic movie monsters bring

The Matrix Revolutions

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, May 7 for a marathon screening of the Wachowski’s mind-bending MATRIX trilogy. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano and more star in one of the biggest, most influential martial-arts fueled futuristic fantasy franchises ever! Catch them the way

The Matrix Resurrections

In 2021, Lana Wachowski surprised sci-fi fans around the world with another foray into the beloved Matrix franchise, thanks to the somewhat unexpected reboot The Matrix Resurrections. This fourth installment (and likely end) to the thrilling cyberpunk saga has stars Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss returning to reprise their roles

The Matrix Reloaded

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Saturday, May 7 for a marathon screening of the Wachowski’s mind-bending MATRIX trilogy. Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, Joe Pantoliano and more star in one of the biggest, most influential martial-arts fueled futuristic fantasy franchises ever! Catch them the way

The Matrix (25th Anniversary Screening!)

“There is no spoon.” Join us at the Rio Theatre for a much-needed, big screen re-visitation of the Wachowski‘s landmark 1999 blockbuster, THE MATRIX – one of the most influential, martial-arts fueled, futuristic cyber-punk sci-fi fantasies ever made. Set in 1999, Keanu Reeves stars as Thomas A. Anderson

The Man Who Fell to Earth

“Well I’m not a scientist… But I know all things begin and end in eternity.” Join us on Monday, January 8 as we toast, honour, celebrate and remember David Bowie, a man whose genius encompassed the worlds of music, fashion, the visual arts, and cinema – on his birthday. In

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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