Movies

Genre: Thriller

The Hunger

“Nothing human loves forever.” Join us on January 8 as we tip our hat to David Bowie (on his birthday!) with a double bill featuring two iconic performances from films starring the “thin white Duke”: LABYRINTH and THE HUNGER. Released in 1983, Tony Scott‘s directorial debut THE HUNGER

The Housemaid

THE HOUSEMAID is a wildly entertaining thriller starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, based on the best-selling book. From director Paul Feig (TV’s ‘Freaks and Geeks,’ ‘Bridesmaids‘), the film plunges audiences into a twisted world where perfection is an illusion, and nothing is as it seems. Trying to escape her

The House That Jack Built

Boundary-pushing cinematic visionary Lars von Trier (ANTICHRIST, DANCER IN THE DARK, BREAKING THE WAVES) returns with one of his most daring, masterfully provocative works yet – the highly controversial THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. We are set to screen the controversial director’s cut of the film – the one that

The Hitcher

Director Robert Harmon‘s criminally overlooked film THE HITCHER is a violent thrill-ride featuring strong performances from Rutger Hauer and C. Thomas Howell in a tense, cat-and-mouse gem that, “did for hitch-hiking what JAWS did for ocean swimmers.” In other words, this newly restored slice of 80s-era “cinema obscura” is perfect

The Handmaiden

From Park Chan-wook, the celebrated director of OLDBOY, LADY VENGEANCE, THIRST and STOKER, comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired by the novel ‘Fingersmith’ by British author Sarah Waters. Having transposed the story to 1930s-era colonial Korea and Japan, Park presents a gripping and sensual tale of a young Japanese

The Greatest Of All Time (GOAT)

An explosive thriller inspired by the 2004 Moscow Metro bombing, where a suicide bomber detonated in a crowded subway, killing dozens. It delves into the aftermath and pursuit of those responsible. Starring Vijay, Meenakshi Chaudhary, Prasanth, Malvika Sharma, Raghava Lawrence. Sunday, September 8 Doors 2:30 pm |

The Greasy Strangler

“Hootie tootie, disco cutie.” It goes without saying that Jim Hoskin‘s debut feature The Greasy Strangler takes the award for Most WTF Movie of 2016. This is, unquestionably, a film that needs to be experienced (preferably on the big screen, and with a very open-minded, late night kind of movie

The Gray Man

Ryan Gosling is “The Gray Man” and Chris Evans is his psychopathic adversary in the new action spy thriller directed by Marvel maestros Anthony and Joe Russo. Based on Mark Greaney‘s bestselling 2006 debut novel The Gray Man, the Russo Brothers’ high-octane adaptation casts Gosling as CIA operative Sierra Six.  Plucked

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

The Gentlemen Hecklers Presents: Flatliners (1990)

Come see folks who wrote jokes for Netflix‘s latest season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 provide live, hilarious commentary for some early-90s sci-fi with Joel Schumacher‘s FLATLINERS. Let The Gentlemen Hecklers provide you with their unique brand of live, hilarious commentary – for the best cheesy movies! Eric Fell, Patrick

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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