The Rio offers specially priced tickets – £1.50 children and £2.50 accompanying adults – for the Saturday Morning Picture Club and Tuesday afternoon Playcentre Matinees, to help children to enjoy great films at an affordable price.

RIO Saturday
Morning Picture Club

Sponsored by Hackney Gazette
Membership is free. Members have their membership cards stamped on each visit and get free admittance after every 10 visits and a free poster after every 25 visits. Parents, please note: children under the age of five years must be accompanied by an adult throughout the performance. You are welcome to drop off older children at the start of the film and return to pick them up at the end. Doors open at 10.30am and the FILM starts at 11.00am sharp. The length of the films varies - please check the finish times listed below.
Please note: unaccompanied adults will not be admitted.

Sat 4 Apr 11.00am

THE WATER HORSE (PG)

(US/UK 2007) dir. Jay Russell 112m.
Ben Chaplin, Brian Cox, Alex Etel.

Angus is a young boy finding it difficult to deal with his father away fighting in World War II. But his loneliness disappears when he discovers a mysterious egg that hatches a sea creature destined to become Scottish legend. A funny fantastical story that the whole family will enjoy.

Approx end 1.00pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 11 Apr 11.00am

SPACE CHIMPS (U)

(US 2008) dir. Kirk De Micco 81m.
Voices of Jeff Daniels, Stanley Tucci, Cheryl Hines, Andy Samberg.

When Ham III, the fun-loving grandson of the first chimp astronaut follows in his family’s footsteps and is blasted into space, he realises he’ll need the help of his friends to complete his mission – ridding a faraway planet of their evil leader. A cute little bulb-shaped alien called Kilowatt is an animated delight.

Approx end 12.30pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 18 Apr 11.00am

THE SECRET OF MOONACRE (U)

(Hungary/UK/France 2008) dir. Gabor Csupo 103m.
Dakota Blue Richards, Ioan Gruffurd, Natascha McElhone, Tim Curry.

When young orphan Maria Merryweather is sent to live with her eccentric uncle she sets about uncovering the hidden secrets at her new home Moonacre Manor. Overcoming ancient feuds and family pride become key to this incredible adventure based on the best-selling novel, The Little White Horse.

Approx end 12.50pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 25 Apr 11.00am

THE PINK PANTHER 2 (PG)

(US 2009) dir. Harald Zwart 92m.
Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia.

Bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau is back, and this time he’s teamed up with a squad of international detectives who are just as clueless as he is! Can they stop the globe-trotting thief making off with the world’s most priceless artefacts? Hilarious, fun-filled adventure.

Approx end 12.40pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 2 May 11.00am

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (PG)

(US 2008) dir. Eric Brevig 92m.
Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, Anita Breim, Seth Meyers, Jean Michel Paré, Jane Wheeler.

While searching for his missing brother in Iceland a science professor discovers a cave that leads deep down into the Earth. With his nephew in tow, the two explorers head deep into the planet’s core on a fantastic adventure full of scares, shocks and surprises!

Approx end 12.35pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 9 May 11.00am

RATATOUILLE (U)

(US 2007) dirs. Brad Bird & Jan Pinkava 111m.
Voices of Ian Holm, Peter O'Toole, Janeane Garofalo, Patten Oswalt.

Moving to Paris to fulfil his dream of being a chef, young rat Remy discovers it's a tough profession for a rodent. But an unlikely partnership with a trainee kitchen boy helps him battle his family's scepticism and the rat-hating world of humans to fulfil his culinary goals!

Approx end 12.55pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

BUGSY MALONE (U)

(UK 1976) dir. Alan Parker 94m.
Scott Baio, Jodie Foster, Florrie Dugger, John Cassisi.

New York, 1929, a war rages between two rival gangsters, Fat Sam and Dandy Dan. Dan is in possession of a new and deadly weapon, the dreaded 'splurge gun'. As the custard pies fly, Bugsy Malone, an all-round nice guy, falls for Blousey Brown, a singer at Fat Sam's speakeasy. How is Bugsy to get the girl and help Fat Sam defend his business against the deadly Dan and his dastardly tricks? With an all-child cast, this classic film is simply entertainment at its best!

Approx end 12.40pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 23 May 11.00am

THE GAME PLAN (U)

(US 2007) dir. Andy Fickman 110m.
Dwayne Johnson, Madison Pettis, Kyra Sedgewick.

The Rock stars in this comedy about an NFL quarterback whose bachelor lifestyle has to change when he discover he has an 8 year old daughter. Tackling problems both on and off the field ensures hilarity ensues in this madcap comedy.

Approx end 12.55pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

Sat 30 May 11.00am

NIM’S ISLAND (U)

(US 2008) dirs. Jennifer Flackett & Mark Levin 96m.
Abigail Breslin, Jodie Foster, Gerard Butler.

Nim lives on an isolated island with her father, where her imagination often takes over reality. When her father goes missing it will take this imagination to conjure up the action-adventure star of her favorite novels to undertake a major rescue operation!

Approx end 12.40pm

£1.50 Children /£2.50 Accompanying Adults

PLAYCENTRE MATINEES

Tue 7 Apr 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 14 Apr 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 21 Apr 4.00pm – THE SECRET OF MOONACRE (U)
Tue 28 Apr 4.00pm – THE PINK PANTHER 2 (PG)
Tue 5 May 4.00pm – JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH (PG)
Tue 12 May 4.00pm – RATATOUILLE (U)
Tue 19 May 4.00pm – BUGSY MALONE (U)
Tue 26 May 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 2 Jun 4.00pm – NIM’S ISLAND (U)

TICKETS
£1.50 Children
£2.50 Accompanying adults

EASTER HOLIDAY MATINEES

Fri 3 – Thur 9 Apr 2.00 daily (not Sun)
Fri 10 – Fri 17 Apr 1.00 daily (not Sun)

BOLT (PG)

(2008) dirs. Byron Howard & Chris Williams 103m.
Voices of John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton.

A delightful Disney animated movie about being special. Bolt is the heroic canine star of a hit TV show, a superdog with superpowers. He is completely devoted to his human co-star Penny, so when she is captured by the evil Dr. Calico in their latest television episode Bolt sets off to save her. But he fails to realise that in the ‘normal’ world, he is just a normal dog. There's help from his number-one-fan, an overweight hamster, and a streetwise alley cat, but will Bolt survive the journey and find Penny? An all-star voice cast, including John Travolta and Miley Cyrus, makes BOLT a fun film for audiences of all ages.

TICKETS
£5 – Under 15s
£6 – Adults
£5 – Concessions
£3.50 – OAPs (weekdays)

GROUP REDUCTIONS (weekday matinees only)
£4 – 10 or more children + 1 accompanying adult free with every 10 children.

HALF TERM MATINEES

Sat 23 – Thur 28 May 11.30am (Sun only)
1.30 daily (not Sun)
& Fri 29 May 1.00

MONSTERS VS ALIENS (PG)

(US 2009) dirs. Rob Letterman & Conrad Vernon 94m.
Voices of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogan, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett, Kiefer Sutherland, Rainn Wilson.

When she is hit by a meteorite from out of space and turned into a monster, young Susan Murphy is whisked away by the government to a secret camp where she meets an assorted group of monsters who have all been rounded up over the years and suffered the same fate. But now with the Earth under alien attack and threat of imminent destruction, the only hope is to call the Monsters into action – will this motley crew be able to save the planet? Featuring the voices of Hollywood’s hottest stars, Dreamworks’ latest offering is one of their best, and sure to delight audiences young and old this May half term.

TICKETS
£5 – Under 15s
£6 – Adults
£5 – Concessions
£3.50 – OAPs (weekdays)

GROUP REDUCTIONS (weekday matinees only)
£4 – 10 or more children + 1 accompanying adult free with every 10 children

FREE HALF TERM WORKSHOPS
Join us this May half term for FREE post-screening workshops! Following each weekday screening of MONSTERS VS ALIENS, the Rio will be running a range of associated activities in the basement area – from exploring your artistic talents with our craft activities, to becoming a film journalist and writing your own reviews! Places will be limited. Please contact Jemma (020 7241 9419 or jemma@riocinema.org.uk) for more information.