John Woo’s ‘A Better Tomorrow’ (40th Anniversary Restoration)

Brothers by blood. Enemies by chance. Killers by nature.

This story is the tale of two brothers: one a successful counterfeiter and the younger a fledgling graduate of the HK police academy. The plot revolves around the split when the younger brother learns the other is a criminal and the efforts of the criminal brother to reform. Along the way are plenty of heists, double-crosses, and shoot outs. With Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-Fat, Emily Chu, Waise Lee.

“An opera of sorts whose elaborate gunfights are its arias.” (Slant Magazine)

Sunday, May 17
Doors 6:30 pm | Movie 7:00 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE

Tuesday, May 19
Doors 8:15 pm | Movie 8:45 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Tickets HERE
Tuesday 2 for 1 Tickets!

A BETTER TOMORROW (John Woo, 94 mins / 14A / Cantonese w/ English subs) An ex-gangster in Hong Kong tries to reconnect with his estranged policeman brother, but he finds that his ties to gangs are harder to break than he thought.


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A reforming ex-gangster tries to reconcile with his estranged policeman brother, but the ties to his former gang are difficult to break.

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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