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Shelby Oaks

A woman’s obsessive search for her missing sister leads her into a terrifying mystery at the hands of an unknown evil. With Camille Sullivan, Brendan Sexton III, and Michael Beach. “It’s lean as a hellhound.” (Austin Chronicle) “Pacy, clever, and most importantly, creepy as all hell; Shelby Oaks both is

She’s The Man

The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on March 22 with a mid-naughties, Shakespeare-inspired, cross-dressing teen-angst comedy just for Baby Millennials (or elder Gen-Z-ers) starring a much beloved icon of the era, Amanda Bynes. It’s SHE’S THE MAN! In this zany twist on the Bard’s TWELFTH

She Talks to Strangers (Filmmakers in Attendance for Q&A)

Divorcée Leslie discovers that her deadbeat ex-husband Keith has moved back in to “lay low for a while” and to stake claim on what he feels is owed to him: half the value of her house. In need of an accomplice, Leslie turns to her mother Staci in order to

She Started It

Women Who Code + Friends Present: “She Started It” Join us on Sunday, March 12th 2017 for a screening of the movie She Started It followed by a post-screening Q&A discussion with an incredible panel. Holly Peck, Director + co-Founder of Women Who Code Vancouver,

Shazam!

We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s case, by shouting out one word–SHAZAM!–this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam, courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart–inside a

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a film series featuring some of the nominated films and performances being honoured by the Golden Globes, including STEVE JOBS, GRANDMA, TRAINWRECK, MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, SHAUN THE SHEEP, THE HATEFUL 8, and LOVE & MERCY. On January 10, we will be hosting

Shaun of the Dead (20th Anniversary Screening)

“You’ve got red on you.” Our favourite mid-aughties British rom-zom-com SHAUN OF THE DEAD is celebrating 20 years of battling the undead! Since the release of his breakout hit in 2004, British writer-director Edgar Wright has cemented himself in the pop-culture landscape with several films  that have

Sharkwater: Extinction

SHARKWATER: EXTINCTION is a thrilling, action adventure journey that follows filmmaker Rob Stewart as he exposes the billion dollar illegal shark fin industry and the political corruption behind it. From West Africa, Spain, Panama, Costa Rica and France, to California, Stewart’s third film dives into the often violent underworld of

Share International Canada Presents: The Awakening

Join us at the Rio Theatre on Sunday, January 20 for a free screening of THE AWAKENING (a lecture with Benjamin Creme.) Sunday, January 20 Doors 12:30 | Event 1:00 pm This is a free event. “If the information in this film is correct, we

Shallow Grave

What’s a little murder among friends? Join us at the Rio Theatre for a double bill celebrating the work of one of Britatin’s most acclaimed filmmakers, Oscar-winner Danny Boyle (STEVE JOBS, SLUMDOG MILLIONNAIRE, 127 HOURS), with two of his best; SHALLOW GRAVE and TRAINSPOTTING. Set in Edinburgh, Boyle’s first feature

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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