Movies

We Are Many (International Day of Peace Live-stream Event)

100 Cities. One Night for Peace. On February 15th, 2003, up to 30 million people, many of whom had never demonstrated before, came out in nearly 800 cities around the world to protest against the impending Iraq War. WE ARE MANY is the never-before-told story of the largest

The Karate Kid (1984)

It’s a cruel summer…  In light of the epic success of YouTube/Netflix’s series Cobra Kai, we thought the time was right to revisit this hugely popular 80s coming-of-age story starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita, in his Oscar-nominated performance. Hassled by the school bullies, Daniel LaRusso (Macchio) has his share

Space Dogs

Laika, a stray dog, was the first living being to be sent into space and thus to a certain death. According to a legend, she returned to Earth as a ghost and has roamed the streets of Moscow ever since. Following her trace, and filmed from a dog’s perspective, SPACE

TGR Presents: Make Believe

Get ready Vancouver! On Thursday, October 15, join Teton Gravity Research (TGR) at the Rio Theatre to get hyped for winter with our new ski and snowboard film MAKE BELIEVE on the big screen. Thursday, October 15 Early Show    

Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

In this classic Universal monster movie (originally released in 3D), a scientific expedition searching for fossils along the Amazon River discover a prehistoric Gill-Man in the legendary Black Lagoon. The explorers capture the mysterious creature, but it breaks free. The Gill-Man returns to kidnap the lovely Kay, fiancée of one

The Walrus and the Whistleblower

Phil Demers is a part-time mailman who lives in a bungalow across the creek from MarineLand, the iconic amusement park in Niagara Falls, where he had his dream job as an animal trainer for over a decade. He swam with killer whales and ran the show, until he quit and

Tron

As Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges) searches for proof that he invented a hit video game, he is ‘digitalized’ by a laser and finds himself inside ‘The Grid’, where programs suffer under the tyrannical rule of the Master Control Program (MCP). With the help of a security program called ‘TRON’, Flynn

Bill & Ted Face the Music

The stakes are higher than ever for the time-traveling exploits of William “Bill” S. Preston Esq. and Theodore “Ted” Logan. Yet to fulfill their rock and roll destiny, the now middle aged best friends set out on a new adventure when a visitor from the future warns them that only

The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter

Join us at the Rio Theatre for a big screen, big sound tribute to the man behind the Rolling Stones‘ drum kit, the late, great Charlie Watts. We’ll be presenting a very special double bill featuring the rarely-seen, meticulously restored and fully-realized version of the legendary (but never released film)

Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train

“It starts with the shriek of a train whistle… And ends with shrieking excitement!” The Rio Theatre is continuing its dive into the incredible canon of one of the true icons of cinema: Alfred Hitchcock. The supremely suspenseful 1951 thriller STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (co-adapted by Raymond Chandler

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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