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The Godfather (50th Anniversary Screening! 2022 Restoration)

We’re gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse…. Above all else, we here at the Rio Theatre are movie lovers. And there’s nothing we love more than seeing some of the all-time classics of cinema on the big screen, just as nature intended. With that in mind,

Galaxy Quest

“By Grabthar’s hammer, by the suns of Worvan, you shall be avenged!” Thanks to hilarious dialogue and stand-out performances from its all-star cast – including Alan Rickman, Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Tony Shalhoub, Sam Rockwell, Enrico Colanltoni, Justin Long, and Missi Pyle – sci-fi parody GALAXY QUEST has officially taken

Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome

“We don’t need another hero…” Join us at the Rio Theatre on Friday, June 9 as we pay tribute to a true icon, the incomparable Tina Turner, with a screening of MAD MAX 3: BEYOND THUNDERDOME. In George Miller‘s third installment of the franchise, Turner not only steals

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (Trilogy Marathon)

We don’t need another hero… Mel Gibson stars in director George Miller’s original trilogy of dystopian Ozploitation, MAD MAX, which is getting the marathon treatment (finally!) on Friday, July 3. Minors permitted in the balcony. MAD MAX Doors 7:00 / Movie 7:30 (SHARP! Please arrive early.) MAD MAX 2:

Eadweard

Join us at the Rio for this special screening of Eadweard. A complex portrait of Eadweard Muybridge, the father of motion pictures, whose searing jealousy of his young wife eclipsed his genius, leading to one of the most infamous legal cases in history. ——————————————————————————————————————- August 31st (Red Carpet Screening &

Re-Animator (1985)

Loosely based on a short story by author H.P. Lovecraft, RE-ANIMATOR (1985) is a body horror comedy about a medical college and his girlfriend who become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead people. Friday, June 26 REANIMATOR Doors 11:00 / Movie 11:30 Tickets

The Human Centipede 3 (Final Sequence)

From noted Dutch filmmaker Tom Six comes the “final sequence” of his landmark body horror trilogy, THE HUMAN CENTIPEDE. Starring Eric roberts, Robert LaSardo, Bree Olsen, Tom Six, Laurence R. Harvey, Dieter Laser. Wednesday, June 10 Doors 9:00 / Movie 9:30 Tickets $10 in advance / $12 at

Dazed and Confused (30th Anniversary Screening)

Alright, alright, alright! Why go cruising the strip or climbing the moon tower when you could spend it at your favourite indie movie theatre instead? Join us at the Rio Theatre for 30th Anniversary screenings of a slice of cult-classic nostalgia that celebrates the best day of

American Graffiti (50th Anniversary Screening)

Where were you in ’62? On the last day of summer vacation in 1962, friends Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), Steve (Ron Howard), Terry (Charles Martin Smith) and John (Paul Le Mat) cruise the streets of small-town California while a mysterious disc jockey (Wolfman Jack) spins classic rock’n’roll tunes. It’s the last

Wayne’s World 2

To mark our run of the new documentary LIVE FROM NEW YORK (June 15-18), it seemed like an excellent idea to give some screen time to one of the most loved films to come out of a ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch, WAYNE’S WORLD. Party on! And then we thought, “let’s

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

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