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 5 Dec 11.00am

UP (U)

(US 2009) dirs. Pete Docter & Bob Peterson 102m. Digital.
Voices of Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Raft, John Ratzenberger.

The latest smash hit from Disney's Pixar studios! 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen ties thousands of balloons to his house and sets out to fulfil his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. He soon discovers that he is not alone on his journey: Russell, a wilderness explorer 70 years his junior, has accidentally become a stowaway.

Approx end 12.50pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Adults

SAT 12 Dec 11.00am

BUGSY MALONE (U)

(UK 1976) dir. Alan Parker 94m. Digital.
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 Adults

SAT 19 Dec 11.00am

Children’s Picture Club Christmas Party

A CHRISTMAS CAROL (PG)

(US 2009) dir. Robert Zemeckis 97m. Digital.
Voices of Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Bob Hoskins, Robin Wright Penn.
The Charles Dickens story gets a makeover from Disney, as the ghosts of Christmas past, present and future join forces to bring festive cheer to the ultimate 'bah humbug' Ebeneezer Scrooge. With an all-star cast, and dazzling animation from the makers of THE POLAR EXPRESS, this is another Christmas classic for all the family to enjoy.

+ Franco the Magician!

Approx end 1.15pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Adults

SAT 26 Dec 11.00am

No show

SAT 2 Jan 11.00am

INKHEART (PG)

(Germany/UK/US 2008) dir. Iain Softley 106m.
Brendan Fraser, Eliza Hope Bennett, Helen Mirren, Paul Bettany, Jim Broadbent, Andy Serkis.

There's action packed adventure when Mo discovers he has the ability to bring characters from storybooks to life and accidentally manages to free one of literature's scariest villains, Capricorn, from the confines of his pages. Can Mo and his daughter beat all odds to recapture Capricorn before it's too late?

Approx end 12.50pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Adults

SAT 9 Jan 11.00am

FANTASTIC MR FOX (PG)

(US/UK 2009) dir. Wes Anderson 87m. Digital.
Voices of: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson. Jason Schwartzman, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe.

A hugely enjoyable tale, based on a Roald Dahl story, that will delight audiences of all ages. The Fox family have for years lived an idyllic life in the countryside. But times become hard, and Mr Fox must soon turn his hand to stealing from the local crooked farmers to feed the entire fox community. Farmers Boggis, Bunce and Bean vow to end Mr Fox's activities and the animals are trapped underground...

Approx end 12.40pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Adults

SAT 16 Jan 11.00am

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (U)

(US 2009) dirs. Phil Lord & Chris Miller 90m. Digital.
Voices of Bill Hader, Anna Faris, Andy Samberg, Mr T, James Caan, Bruce Campbell.

On an Atlantic island entirely dependent on a diet of sardines, young Flint invents a machine that can convert ordinary water into any food on Earth – with a preference for such treats as hamburgers, ice cream and jellybeans! But problems begin when the machine runs out of control, covering the town in non-stop edible surprises... It's a mouth-wateringly, magnificently different animated treat!

Approx end 12.35pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Adults

SAT 23 Jan 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 Adults

CORALINE (PG)

(US 2009) dir. Henry Selick 100m.
Voices of Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French.

Discovering a mysterious secret door, young Coraline steps into an alternate version of her life – a better one! But soon her wondrous adventure turns dangerous, and when her phony parents try to keep her forever, she must summon all her determination to fight her way back home. An altogether darker animated tale.

Approx end 12.45pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Adults

PLAYCENTRE MATINEES

Tue 8 Dec 4.00pm – UP (U)
Tue 15 Dec 4.00pm – BUGSY MALONE (U)
Tue 22 Dec 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 29 Dec 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 5 Jan 4.00pm – INKHEART (PG
Tue 12 Jan 4.00pm – FANTASTIC MR FOX (PG)
Tue 19 Jan 4.00pm – CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS (U)
Tue 26 Jan 4.00pm – THE SECRET OF MOONACRE (U)
Tue 2 Feb 4.00pm – CORALINE (PG)

TICKETS
£1.50 Children
£2.50 Accompanying adults

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY MATINEES

FRI 18 – THUR 24 DEC 1.30, 4.00 daily
SAT 26 DEC – SAT 2 JAN 1.30 daily (not Sun)
SUN 27 DEC 11.30am

WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE (PG)

(US 2009) dir. Spike Jonze 101m.

Max Records, Catherine Keener, Mark Ruffalo and voices of James Gandolfini, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Forest Whitaker, Chris Cooper, Lauren Ambrose.
A near-perfect live-action adaptation of Maurice Sendak's much loved short story about mischievous little boy Max who escapes into a world of his own imagination. His exotic fantasy island is inhabited by fabulous wild creatures whom he tricks into believing that he's "the wildest thing of all." and so they make him their ruler. But Max soon discovers that ruling is not as easy as he thought.

TICKETS

WEEKDAY MATINEES
(Before 5.00pm)
£5.00 – Under 15s
£6.00 – Adults
£5.00 – Concessions
£3.50 – OAPs (weekdays)

WEEKEND MATINEES
£5.00 – Under 15s
£8.00 – Adults
£6.00 – Concessions

GROUP REDUCTIONS (weekday matinees only)
£4.00 – 10 or more children + 1 accompanying adult free with every 10 children