The Rio Theatre

The Rio Theatre The Rio Theatre is Vancouver's favourite independently owned and licensed venue offering an eclectic If it can be done, we'll do it.
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Buttering your popcorn since 1938, the Rio Theatre is the cultural anchor of East Vancouver's historic Commercial Drive neighborhood. Movies, concerts, comedy, burlesque and so much more. See www.riotheatre.ca for our current calendar and showtimes. Steps away from the Commercial Broadway Skytrain and numerous buses, there is also ample street parking adjacent to this beautiful, art-deco artspace. Please note that as we are a licensed venue, minors are not permitted at some events.

SATURDAY! PERFECT BLUE (gorgeously remastered in 2017) is the groundbreaking (and rarely screened) first film from the l...
06/09/2026

SATURDAY! PERFECT BLUE (gorgeously remastered in 2017) is the groundbreaking (and rarely screened) first film from the legendary director Satoshi Kon that follows the story of rising pop star Mima, who has quit singing to pursue a career as an actress and model – but her fans aren’t ready to see her go. Encouraged by her managers, Mima takes on a recurring role on a popular TV show, when suddenly her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima’s reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia. As her stalker closes in, in person and online, the threat he poses is more real than even Mima knows…

This iconic psychological thriller that has frequently been hailed as one of the most important animated films of all time, as it represents a major change from traditional anime subject matter, analysing the pop icon phenomenon, fame and its psychological impact on the performer.

“Kon’s film deliberately obfuscates, to hypnotic effect.” (Total Film)

June 13
10:30 pm

Bring a friend, date, or your classic anime-loving bestie and get two-for-one entry! 🎫🎟️

www.riotheatre.ca

Well hey, ! What are you up to this week?Head on over to www.riotheatre.ca for complete listings, showtimes, and ticket...
06/08/2026

Well hey, ! What are you up to this week?

Head on over to www.riotheatre.ca for complete listings, showtimes, and ticketing info.

SATURDAY! Love. Betrayal. Death. // AMORES PERROS (“Love’s a Bitch”) is Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu‘s bliste...
06/08/2026

SATURDAY! Love. Betrayal. Death. // AMORES PERROS (“Love’s a Bitch”) is Mexican filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu‘s blisteringly bold, intensely emotional, and ambitious story of lives that collide in a Mexico City car crash.

After 25 years, González Iñárritu‘s legendary feature debut returns to the big screen in a stunning restoration.

“If you haven’t fled the theater 20 minutes into the new Mexican film Amores Perros, you’ll be hooked until the end. It pulses with energy and wild style.” (LA Weekly)

June 13
5:30 pm

June 18
9:00 pm

Additional showtimes TBD.

Tickets available at 🎟️
www.riotheatre.ca

MONDAY! Director Oscar Boyson (UNCUT GEMS, GOOD TIME) will be joining us at the Rio Theatre for a post-show Q&A followin...
06/08/2026

MONDAY! Director Oscar Boyson (UNCUT GEMS, GOOD TIME) will be joining us at the Rio Theatre for a post-show Q&A following our screening of his new indie gem OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR on June 8. (Encore screening June 13!)

Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he’s convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence. With Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Chris Bauer, Jennifer Ehle, Avan Jogia.

“Oscillating between brutal humor and unsettling insight, ‘Our Hero, Balthazar is an audacious and often astonishing directorial debut tinged with riveting performances and sprawling thematic ambition.” (Rotten Tomatoes)

“It’s a cutting, audacious, and at times astonishing movie. Yet what makes it work is that Boyson, who co-wrote the script with Ricky Camilleri, is truly onto something.” (Variety)

“Alternately disturbing and brutally funny, and ending with the sort of capper that perfectly encapsulates its provocative ethos, this marks an auspicious directorial debut for Oscar Boyson.” (The Hollywood Reporter)

“A black-comic acid bath that, in only an hour and a half, nods to so many contemporary concerns that it rivals last year’s “Eddington” in its scope… The film may not propose a solution to any of our maladies, but it’s a bitterly convincing diagnosis.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Taken all together, “Our Hero, Balthazar” is a button pusher that holds up a mirror to America and asks what is performative and what is real. It also dwells on how we can get out of this quicksand trap that young men are trapped in right now. “ (San Jose Mercury News)

June 8 LOW TICKET ALERT!
6:30 pm

June 13 (Encore)
8:45 pm

Showtimes & Tickets 🎫 www.riotheatre.ca

FRIDAY! You’re the top! // In a unique, immersive, multimedia special event, classic film scholar MICHAEL VAN DEN BOS an...
06/07/2026

FRIDAY! You’re the top! // In a unique, immersive, multimedia special event, classic film scholar MICHAEL VAN DEN BOS and the De-Lovely Vancouver jazz vocalist LAURA CREMA celebrate the works of legendary songwriter COLE PORTER.

This swellegant, elegant evening features a sensational collection of Cole Porter Broadway and Hollywood songs performed on stage live by THE LAURA CREMA SEXTET interwoven with classic film performances projected on the big screen. Get ready for a night that’s a musical flight . . . one of those crazy flings . . . a trip to the moon on gossamer wings!

June 12
7:30 pm

Showtimes and tickets available at 🎟️
www.riotheatre.ca

TONIGHT! Join us at 8:55 pm for the 20th Anniversary Remaster of TEKKONKINKREET. Featuring dynamic visuals from STUDIO4...
06/07/2026

TONIGHT! Join us at 8:55 pm for the 20th Anniversary Remaster of TEKKONKINKREET. Featuring dynamic visuals from STUDIO4°C (Mind Game) and based on the legendary manga by Taiyo Matsumoto, TEKKONKINKREET remains a beloved cult classic to this day.

Set in a world that cannot escape change, it tells a story of unwavering love, complementary bonds, and a prayer that must never be lost. Now beautifully remastered in stunning 4K.

“In the anime TEKKONKINKREET, two orphans of life’s storms sail through the air like birds, like superheroes, like Jackie Chan.” (New York Times)

June 7
8:45 pm

Tickets available at 🎟️
www.riotheatre.ca

06/05/2026

MONDAY! You should listen to these two. /// Special thanks to our friends, local actor and self-described Rio fan Avan Jogia (wut?) and pop superstar Halsey (how?) for giving some love to the dark indie satire OUR HERO, BALTHAZAR, which is kicking off its Canadian 🇨🇦 tour at ye olde Rio on Monday, featuring a post-show Q&A with director Oscar Boyson (UNCUT GEMS!) in tow.

Eager to impress his activist crush, a wealthy New York teenager follows an online connection to Texas, where he’s convinced he can stop an act of extreme violence. With Jaeden Martell, Asa Butterfield, Chris Bauer, Jennifer Ehle, Avan Jogia.

“It’s a cutting, audacious, and at times astonishing movie. Yet what makes it work is that Boyson, who co-wrote the script with Ricky Camilleri, is truly onto something.” (Variety)

June 8 LOW TICKET ALERT!
6:30 pm

June 13 (Encore Screening)
8:45 pm

Info, showtimes, tickets 🎫 www.riotheatre.ca

NOW PLAYING! Choose life. Choose the big screen. // Danny Boyle’s iconic TRAINSPOTTING is back on the big screen, restor...
06/05/2026

NOW PLAYING! Choose life. Choose the big screen. // Danny Boyle’s iconic TRAINSPOTTING is back on the big screen, restored in glorious 4K for its 30th Anniversary.

“TRAINSPOTTING, buoyed by a great Brit Pop soundtrack and Brian Tufano’s agile cinematography, captures the stoned-out, gut-churning experience of hardcore addiction with hallucinogenic acuity.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

Screening :

June 6
10:30 pm

June 8
9:30 pm

June 9
8:45 pm (two for one tickets)

June 10
6:30 pm

Screening

June 7
4:15 pm

June 16
9:45 pm

Full showtimes and tickets available at 🎟️
www.riotheatre.ca and www.theparktheatre.ca

NOW PLAYING! Watch the finale of the viral internet phenomenon in theaters, early! // The viral internet sensation THE A...
06/03/2026

NOW PLAYING! Watch the finale of the viral internet phenomenon in theaters, early! // The viral internet sensation THE AMAZING DIGITAL CIRCUS comes to its long-awaited conclusion in a feature-length theatrical release! Discover the fates of Pomni and the gang as they unravel the true secret & history of the Digital Circus as this show finally arrives at its last act.

With Caine gone and the circus dark, the cast are left with only the mistakes and traumas of their pasts to keep them company. As the prospect of eternity closes in around them, they discover the truth about the Digital Circus and its history.  Will they come to terms with what they uncover, or will they make… the other choice? Also, presumably at some point someone says something funny, because this ending can’t be THAT depressing, can it? A theatrical screening of episode 8 and the all new, hour-long episode 9.

June 4
6:30 pm

June 6
3:00 pm

June 7
6:30 pm

Full showtimes and tickets available at 🎟️
www.riotheatre.ca

Address

1660 East Broadway
Vancouver, BC
V5N1W1

Opening Hours

Monday 5:30pm - 12am
Tuesday 5:30pm - 12am
Wednesday 5:30pm - 12am
Thursday 5:30pm - 12am
Friday 5:30pm - 2am
Saturday 1pm - 12am
Sunday 1pm - 12am

Telephone

+16048793456

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