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Parasite

Master Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho (THE HOST, SNOWPIERCER) brought his work home to Korea with the cinematic masterpiece PARASITE, a pitch-black modern fairytale that proved itself a complete game-changer for movie-lovers around the world. It became the first Korean film to win the Cannes Film Festival’s coveted Palme d’Or in

Paran

Paran (2025) is a heartfelt Nepali family drama that follows Dharmanath, a devoted father whose world revolves around the warmth, laughter, and presence of his children. As life takes them abroad in search of dreams, he is left confronting the quiet loneliness of an empty home. Through tender moments,

Parallel Mothers

Iconic Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar‘s latest contemporary drama centers on two women, Janis (Penélope Cruz, in an Oscar-nominated performance) and Ana, who encounter each other in a hospital room, where they are going to give birth. Both are single and became pregnant by accident. Janis, middle-aged, doesn’t regret it

Parallel Love: The Story of a Band Called Luxury (Director in Attendance for Q&A!)

PARALLEL LOVE: THE STORY OF A BAND CALLED LUXURY follows the path of Luxury, a band from small-town Georgia, who, on the cusp of success, suffer a devastating touring wreck with long-term consequences. In the intervening years, they continue to make records and three members of the band become Eastern

Paradise Waits: Vancouver Premiere

Vancouver, get ready!  TGR is coming back to town, this time for not one, but two nights of winter stoke. On Thursday, October 15, join us at the Rio Theatre for THE winter kick-off party that should not be missed.  Our new ski and snowboard film will be on the

Paradise Waits

Vancouver, get ready! TGR is coming back to town, this time for not one, but two nights of winter stoke. On Friday, October 16, join us at the Rio Theatre for THE winter kick-off party that should not be missed. Whether you are coming for the family friendly early show,

Paprika

The Rio Theatre’s ongoing Friday Late Night Movie series continues on September 19 with master anime creator Satoshi Kon‘s 2006 work of psychological science-fiction, PAPRIKA. The storyfollows Dr. Atsuko Chiba, who works as a scientist by day and, under the code name “Paprika,” who moonlights as a so-called “dream

Pan’s Labyrinth

The Rio Theatre‘s series of Y2K classics continues on August 19 with a screening of Guillermo del Toro‘s phantasmagorical PAN’S LABYRINTH. Set just after the Spanish Civil War in 1944, del Toro’s protagonist is bookish young Ofelia, whose forthcoming adventure recalls a more hauntind, daunting Alice in her Wonderland. As

Pamfir

Western Ukraine, on the eve of a traditional carnival. Pamfir returns to his family after months of absence. Their love is so unconditional that when his only child starts a fire in the prayer house, Pamfir has no other choice but to reconnect with his troubled past to repair his

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

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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