Movies
HanuMan
HANUMAN is an Indian superhero film directed by Prasanth Varma, and features an ensemble cast, including Teja Sajja. Inspired by the Hindu God Hanuman, the action fantasy film is set in the fictional village of Anjanadri, and is the first installment of the Prasanth Varma Cinematic Universe, followed by ADHIRA.
Ayalaan (Vancouver Premiere!)
Pongal 2024 is coming to the Rio Theatre! The Tamil-language science-fiction film AYALAAN is having its Vancouver Premiere at the Rio Theatre on Thursday, January 11. AYALAAN is an upcoming Indian Tamil-language science fiction film directed by R. Ravikumar and produced by Kotapadi J. Rajesh under KJR Studios. The film
Saltburn
Academy Award winning filmmaker Emerald Fennell (PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN) brings us a wicked tale of privilege and desire. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, student Oliver Quick (Barry Keoghan, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN) finds himself drawn into the world of the charming
Cold Road (World Premiere!)
On a frozen highway in the remote Canadian North, an Indigenous woman and her dog are hunted by a stranger in a semi truck. Tracy (Roseanne Supernault) is on a 12 hour road trip with her dog Pretzel, trying to get home before her mom passes into the spirit world.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail: 48 1/2 Anniversary
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL is a 1975 British comedy film written and performed by Monty Python (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and directed by Gilliam and Jones in their feature directorial debuts. The film parodies the legend of King Arthur’s
Legend
The Rio Theatre’s Friday Late Night Movie series continues on January19 with an 80’s fan-favourite that has long been on our list of audience requests, Ridley Scott‘s darkly romantic fantasy fable LEGEND. While not recognized as a commercial triumph upon its release in 1985, the film has grown into a
Hell of a Cruise (Canadian Premiere)
Join us at the Rio Theatre for the Canadian premiere of the documentary HELL OF A CRUISE. This one-time screening will include a special Q&A session with filmmakers and from former passengers immediately after the film. HELL OF A CRUISE is a gripping documentary that delves into the nightmarish experience
Monster
After a mother (Ando Sakura) discovers that a teacher’s bullying is behind her young son’s sudden strange behavior, she storms into his school demanding an explanation. Continually left without satisfactory answers—and with an increasingly distressed child—she furiously escalates her concerns to the school board and the media. But as the
Captain Miller
Pongal 2024 is coming to the Rio Theatre! The Tamil-language action-adventure CAPTAIN MILLER, is having its Vancouver Premiere at the Rio Theatre on Wednesday, January 10. The historical epic fantasy stars Dhanush as a renegade Captain whose unconventional outlaws execute daring heists in the 1930s and 1940s. Miller must decide
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon is currently nominated for TEN Academy Awards! Based on David Grann‘s broadly lauded best-selling book, Martin Scorsese’s KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that