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Emma (1996)

December 16 marks literary icon Jane Austen’s 250th birthday, and we’re teaming up with The Jane Austen Society of Vancouver to celebrate her enduring legacy with a double bill featuring two beloved (and very different!) cinematic adaptations of her classic romantic novel, “Emma” featuring screenings of EMMA and CLUELESS.

Weapons

Following up the indie appeal of 2022’s BARBARIAN, writer-director Zach Cregger‘s WEAPONS was one of the breakout titles that excited genre fans the most in 2025, thanks to its utterly compelling blend of inventive non-linear storytelling that mixed humor and genuine scares supported by a stellar cast that drove a

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Quentin Tarantino‘s KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR unites Volume 1 and Volume 2 into a single, unrated epic–presented exactly as he intended, complete with a new, never-before-seen anime sequence. Uma Thurman stars as The Bride, left for dead after her former boss and lover Bill ambushes her wedding

Female Trouble

“I hate you, I hate this house, and I hate Christmas!” In celebration of filmmaker and legendary raconteur John Waters‘ recent live performances at the Rio Theatre, we thought it was only fitting to filth up our seasonal programming with the second film in the “Pope of Trash’s”

Stranger Things 5: The Finale (Park Theatre)

Experience the final battle… At the Park Theatre! The fall of 1987. Hawkins is scarred by the opening of the Rifts, and our heroes are united by a single goal: find and kill Vecna. But he has vanished — his whereabouts and plans unknown. Complicating their mission,

Bugonia

Oscar-winning filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos (POOR THINGS, THE FAVOURITE, THE LOBSTER) brings his signature, bold and irreverent storytelling style to BUGONIA, an English-language remake of Jang Joon-hwan’s 2003 South Korean film SAVE THE GREEN PLANET! This darkly satiric comedy thriller about a pair of conspiracy-obsessed young men who kidnap

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

As the holidays approach, Clark Griswold wants to have a perfect family Christmas, so he pesters his wife, Ellen, and children, as he tries to make sure everything is in line, including the tree and house decorations. However, things go awry quickly. His hick cousin, Eddie, and his family show

Palestine 36 (Advance Screening)

1936. As villages across mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe, and the Palestinian population uniting

Die My Love

Scottish director Lynne Ramsay‘s (WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN, YOU WERE NEVER REALLY HERE) intense psychological drama DIE MY LOVE offers a blistering depiction of a woman engulfed by love and madness.

Keeper

Director Osgood Perkins‘ (LONGLEGS, THE MONKEY) latest moody-soaked thriller, KEEPER, follows a couple’s romantic anniversary trip to a secluded cabin turn sinister when a dark presence reveals itself, forcing them to confront the property’s haunting past. With Tatiana Maslany (ORPHAN BLACK), Rossif Sutherland, Claire Friesen. “If

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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