Megan considers herself a typical American girl. She excels in school and cheerleading, and she has a handsome football-playing boyfriend, even though she isn’t that crazy about him. So she’s stunned when her parents decide she’s gay and send her to True Directions, a boot camp meant to alter her sexual orientation. While there, Megan meets a rebellious and unashamed teen lesbian, Graham. Though Megan still feels confused, she starts to have feelings for Graham. With Natasha Lyonne, Clea DuVall.

“What makes ‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ so emotionally affecting is that despite the cotton-candy exterior, the film never lets its audience forget that these are people undergoing a traumatic experience.” (Refinery 29)

“First rate performances all round.” (Time Out)

“John Waters might have made it all more flagrantly transgressive; but somehow Jamie Babbit’s tone fits the pastel-coloured satire quite nicely.” (London Evening Standard)

Friday, November 18
Doors 10:45 pm | Movie 11:15 pm *Start time subject to change. Please arrive on time.
Advance tickets HERE

Late Night Date Night! Friday Late Night Movies are two-for-one entry! Bring a friend, girlfriend, boyfriend, or undefined friend and be a hero.

*Minors permitted. Must be 19+ w/ID for bar service. Rio Theatre Groupons and passes OK for any single film screening only. Please redeem at the box office.
*Advance ticket sales end an hour before showtime; unless otherwise noted tickets are available for purchase at the door.
*If you are looking to redeem your tickets to either a canceled Rio Theatre screening or a Rio Theatre gift certificate, please email <[email protected]> with info including your name, canceled receipt number, gift certificate info, what you are wanting to see and when, and we can make the switch for you in advance. Alternately, you can bring this information with you to the venue, and we will do our best to help you at the box office.

BUT I’M A CHEERLEADER (Jaime Babbit, 1999 / 85 mins / 14A) A naive teenager is sent to rehab camp when her straitlaced parents and friends suspect her of being a lesbian.