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The Abyss: Special Edition (4K Restoration)

James Cameron fans can rejoice at finally being able to experience the blockbuster auteur’s thrilling 1989 underwater sci-fi adventure THE ABYSS for the first time in stunning, remastered 4K. In this nuclear sub mysteriously sinks and a private oil rig crew, led by foreman Bud Brigman (Ed Harris), is recruited

Terrifier 3

After surviving Art the Clown’s Halloween massacre, Sienna and her brother struggle to rebuild their shattered lives. As the holiday season approaches, they try to embrace the Christmas spirit and leave the horrors of the past behind. However, just when they think they’re safe, Art returns, determined to turn their

Terrifier 2

“Who’s laughing now?” Since its release in 2016, Damien Leone‘s TERRIFIER has become a bonafide cult classic. The slasher gave Art the Clown his own film and delivered some of the nastiest kills in slasher history. Since then, the horror community has been clamoring for more and has

Terrifier (2016) #MonsterMonday

There is nothing more frightening than a clown after midnight. #MonsterMonday returns on November 14 with a look at Damien Leone‘s original 2016 slasher feature TERRIFIER, starring the now iconic character of Art the Clown, a maniacal clown who terrorizes three women on Halloween night. “David Thornton stays

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

(Yes, it’s back!) Join us at the Rio Theatre for an encore screening one of the most requested double header blockbusters that we get – James Cameron’s TERMINATOR 1 & 2 – on silver screen, (big and loud) where it belongs. See one, or see ’em

Talk to Me

When a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand, they become hooked on the new thrill, until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces. With Sophie Wilde, Alexandra Jensen, Joe Bird, Otis Dhanji, Miranda Otto, Zoe Terakes, Chris

Summer of 84 (Cast & Crew in Attendance!)

Start your end-of-summer long weekend right – with a very special, encore presentation of of RKSS‘ follow-up to their breakout indie hit TURBO KID, the soon-to-be-cult-classic horror thriller SUMMER OF 84. Even better? Get ready for a star-studded night, as members of the Vancouver-shot film (which made

Suitable Flesh

Successful psychiatrist Elizabeth Derby has brutally murdered her young patient Asa Waite.  Locked up in a psych ward, she recounts to her friend Dr. Daniella Upton an insane, obsessive tale of erotic attraction, out-of-body experiences, ancient curses, grisly deaths and unspeakable evil.  The things Elizabeth has felt, seen and done

Subtraction

When Farzaneh (Taraneh Alidoosti) spots a man on a city bus who looks an awful lot like her husband, Jalal (Navid Mohammadzadeh), she follows him to an unfamiliar building. There, she sees the residents greet him as if they know him and watches from the street as he enters an

Strange Darling (Final Screening)

A relentless predator tracks an injured woman through the Oregon wilderness. The woman does her best to outsmart her attacker, but with each tense moment she grows weaker and less able. He’s a man on a mission, and it’s only a matter of time before he captures his prey. With

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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