Movies
Language: English
Beat Street
Join us on Sunday, May 31 at the Rio Theatre for a screening of the iconic 1984 hip hop classic BEAT STREET. BEAT STREET helped introduce hip hop culture to the world at a time when it was still a local movement centered in the Bronx, showcasing the four core
Sick Puppy (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A)
Charlie loves her husband John, even though he is a serial killer. She’s been trying to get him to quit for years. When he finally does quit to protect her, she’s thrilled, but the police soon show up and threaten to upend their new suburban life. Soon Charlie must do
Ratatouille
RATATOUILLE (A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous Paris restaurant. *Minors OK. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service. *Rio Theatre Groupons and passes OK for any
The Last Anniversary
THE LAST ANNIVERSARY will make its theatrical debut in Toronto May 22, and then open across Canada May 29, from indie distributor Tiny Cabin Pictures. Following its world-premiere at the 2025 Macabro Film Festival in Mexico, and U.S. premiere at the 2026 Julien Dubuque International Film Festival Written, directed
The Christophers
Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh (TRAFFIC, ERIN BROCKOVICH) capably directs this black comedy featuring Ian McKellan and Micaela Cole in a sly, two-hander character study. Desperate for an inheritance, two siblings conspire to forge their father’s unfinished paintings so they become valuable after his death. With Jessica Gunning, James Corden. “Had
A Tribe Called Love (Director in Attendance for Q&A)
Set in a Somali neighbourhood in Toronto, the film follows teenagers Farah and Halima as they fall in love despite warnings to stay apart because they’re from different tribes. When Farah’s family relocates to Vancouver, the relationship ends abruptly — until they reconnect in their twenties in Toronto. But the
Speed Racer (4K Restoration)
Start your engines! In 2008, The Wachowskis brought the classic anime TV series to the big screen with their highly stylized and spirited take on of SPEED RACER. Critically maligned upon its initial release, the film has emerged as a cult-classic, with the shiny, brand-new 4K restoration making a pit
The Drama
From writer-director Kristoffer Borgli (SICK OF MYSELF, DREAM SCENARIO) and starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya, comes a quirky dark comedy about a happily engaged couple that is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. With Alana Haim, Anna Baryshnikov. COMING
Hookers on Davie
Vancouver Sex Work Community Alliance presents: Join us on June 2, International Sex Workers Day, for a special screening of HOOKERS ON DAVIE at the Rio Theatre at 7:30 PM. This landmark documentary explores the history, resilience, and activism of Vancouver’s sex work community, an important part of our city’s story. All
Shinjuku Boys
This remarkable documentary offers rich insight into gender and sexuality in Japan via a candid portrait of Kazuki, Tatsu, and Gaish, three trans masc hosts working at the New Marilyn Club in Tokyo’s bustling Shinjuku district. As the film follows them at home and on the job, all three