Movies

AC/DC- Let There Be Rock

Get ready to rock out at the Rio Theatre with two balls-out movies that will take your Victoria Day weekend all the way to 11. We’re double billing the classic comedy satire THIS IS SPINAL TAP at 7:30 pm with legendary concert film AC/DC: LET THERE BE ROCK at 9:30

About Dry Grasses

Nestled away in wintry East Anatolia, public-school art teacher Samet (Deniz Celiloğlu) yearns to leave the sleepy village for cosmopolitan Istanbul. Further disenchanted when he and Kenan (Musab Ekici), a colleague, come under public scrutiny, Samet fears circumstances will keep him in Anatolia and his dreams of a new life

ABBA – The Movie

Have the time of your life when ABBA: THE MOVIE dances back into movie theaters as part of a world-wide celebration to commemorate 50 years since the Swedish pop sensation was formed, and 45 years since the film’s original release.

a-ha – The Movie

When a-ha’s breakthrough hit “Take On Me”shot to 1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years,

A Woman Under the Influence (50th Anniversary Screening)

Join us at the Rio Theatre on September 22 as we dim the lights and fire up the projector in tribute to one of cinema’s most revered actresses, Gena Rowlands, with a screening of her legendary performance in John Cassavetes‘ iconic drama A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE. Nominated for multiple

A View to a Kill

A newly developed microchip designed by Zorin Industries for the British Government that can survive the electromagnetic radiation caused by a nuclear explosion has landed in the hands of the KGB. James Bond must find out how and why. His suspicions soon lead him to big industry leader Max Zorin.

A Useful Ghost: VIFF 2025

And now for something completely different: an absurdist comedy about ghosts inhabiting home appliances that is simultaneously a rousing, radical work of historical excavation. Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s film is a wacky, whimsical look at Thai politics, from the distant past to its recent history. The film opens with the purchase of

A Town Called Panic: Double Fun! Back to School Panic & Christmas Panic

A Town Called Panic: Double Fun Films by Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar “An insane level of continuous action!” Take another trip to A Town Called Panic, with two award-winning new specials from the directors of the zany feature film and the Academy Award®-nominated Ernest & Celestine. With disarming wit

A Streetcar Named Desire

Stellllaaaaaaaaa! Tennessee Williams’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE is one of the most celebrated American works of the 20th century, as is director Elia Kazan’s film adaptation of it. Starring Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter, the film marked the first of four consecutive Oscar

A Star Is Born (Extended Edition!)

In A STAR IS BORN, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga fuse their considerable talents to depict the raw and passionate tale of Jack and Ally, two artistic souls coming together, on stage and in life. Theirs is a complex journey through the beauty and the heartbreak of a relationship struggling

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: [email protected]

All content © their respective owners.

Newsletter

Sign up to receive news on upcoming movies and events!

* indicates required

Follow Us

© 2025
Site by 3VL INC.