CHILDREN'S FILMS

Playcentre Matinees

Summer Matinees

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


Still from filmSAT 5 Jun 11.00am

G-FORCE (PG)

(US 2009) dir. Hoyt Yeatman 88m.
Nicolas Cage, Sam Rockwell, Jon Favreau, Penelope Cruz, Steve Buscemi.

'G' is for guinea pig and 'The G-Force' are a team of superspy, secret agent guinea pigs intent on stopping evil billionaire Saber in his determined efforts to conquer the earth. There's seldom a dull moment in this explosive, action-packed, anamatronic adventure. Oh, and the really scary villain is not Saber, but a coffee machine!

Approx end 12.35pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

Still from filmSAT 12 Jun 11.00am

THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (U)

(US 2009) dirs. Ron Clements & John Musker 97m. Digital.
Voices of: Anikia Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, John Goodman.

Disney’s sparkling modern day fairy tale. In New Orleans, waitress Tiana dreams of opening her own restaurant. Prince Naveen is a spoilt, arrogant royal now cursed to live his life trapped in the body of a frog. Could a chance encounter give them both the chance to achieve their dreams? A smash hit spin on THE FROG PRINCE.

Approx end 12.45pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

Still from filmSAT 19 Jun 11.00am

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (PG)

(US 2010) dir. Tim Burton 108m. Digital.
Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover.

Years after her original adventure, 19 year old Alice returns to the magical world of her childhood. Reuniting with her old friends, Alice discovers her true destiny – ending the Red Queen’s reign of terror. An eerily enchanting re-imagining of Lewis Carroll’s spectacular wonderland.

Approx end 12.55pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

Still from filmSAT 26 Jun 11.00am

INTO THE WEST (PG)

(UK 1992) dir. Mike Newell 102m. Digital.
Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Ciarán Fitzgerald, Rúaidhrí Conroy.

When a gigantic white stallion appears mysteriously to a Traveller grandfather and his two grandsons in a Dublin slum, the boys smuggle him into their high-rise apartment! Knowing the police will soon be after the horse, the boys and the stallion set off on an epic adventure towards Ireland's west coast. Fantastic family fun.

Approx end 12.50pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults


SAT 26 Jun 1.15pm

STREETDANCE (PG)

(UK 2010) dirs. Max Giwa & Dania Pasquini 98m.
Charlotte Rampling, Eleanor Bron, Chris Wilson, Patrick Baldi, Rachel McDowall, Nichola Burley, George Sampson, Diversity, Flawless.

An inner-city dance crew is given space at the Royal Dance School to rehearse their routine for the Street Dance Championships. But there's a catch - they must take four of the school's ballet dancers into their group. Amazing choreography abounds in the dance-filled extravaganza, featuring Britain's Got Talent winners George Sampson and Diversity.
Approx end 3.00pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

Still from filmSAT 3 Jul 11.00am

HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (U)

(Japan 2004) dir. Hayao Miyazaki 119m.
Voices of Emily Mortimer, Jean Simmons, Christian Bale, Lauren Bacall, Billy Crystal.

Because of a curse by the Witch of the Waste, 18-year old Sophie finds herself trapped in the body of an old woman. She ends up in the moving castle of the notorious wizard Howl. There, Sophie befriends Calcifier, who’s bound to Howl by a contract he can’t reveal. Meanwhile, Howl also sees through the Witch’s spell. How can Sophie and Calcifier help each other? Another pure delight from the director of SPIRITED AWAY and PONYO.

Approx end 1.05pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

Still from filmSAT 10 Jul 11.00am

TOOTH FAIRY (PG)

(US/Canada 2010) dir. Michael Lembeck 101m. Digital.
Dwayne Johnson, Ashley Judd, Stephen Merchant.

Ice hockey player Derek likes to sock his opponents in the mouth but he doesn't believe in the Tooth Fairy. So what better punishment could he receive from the Fairyland authorities than to spend two weeks as a tooth fairy! Another hilarious outing for Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.

Approx end 12.50pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

SAT 17 Jul 11.00am

SPACE CHIMPS 2 (U)

(US 2010) dir. John H. Williams 76m. Digital.
Voices of: Stanley Tucci, Patrick Wharburton, Cheryl Hines.

The daredevil chimps are back and raring to go, so get ready to blast off into another out of this world adventure! Comet, our hero techno-chimp, must prove himself when feared alien ruler Zartog takes over Mission Control - can he finally win fully-fledged Space Chimp status?

Approx end 12.25pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

SAT 24 Jul 11.00am

THE PRINCES’ QUEST (Azur & Asmar) (U)

(Spain/Italy/Belgium/France 2006) dir. Michel Ocelot 99m. Digital.
Voices of Steven Kyman, Nigel Pilkington, Suzanna Nour, Nigel Lambert.

The animated adventures of Azur, the son of a nobleman, and Asmar, the child of a nurse, raised together until they are cruelly separated by Azur's father. Meeting again many years later on a quest to find the Dijin fairy, they must compete against each other to become the first to rescue the magical creature. A visually stunning film from the award-winning makers of KIRIKOU AND THE SORCERESS.

Approx end 12.45pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

Still from filmSAT 31 Jul 11.00am

ALIENS IN THE ATTIC (PG)

(US/Canada 2009) dir. John Schultz 86m. Digital.
Carter Jenkins, Austi Butler, Ashley Tisdale, Ashley Boettcher.

When the Pearson family decide to take a well-earned break at their holiday home they didn't expect visitors. But while the parents remain oblivious downstairs, their kids are upstairs protecting the house from some uninvited guests – Aliens! Laugh-out-loud fun.

Approx end 12.35pm

£1.50 Children/£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

Still from filmPLAYCENTRE MATINEES

Tue 8 Jun 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 15 Jun 4.00pm – THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (U)
Tue 22 Jun 4.00pm – ALICE IN WONDERLAND (PG)
Tue 29 Jun 4.00pm – STREETDANCE (PG)
Tue 6 Jul 4.00pm – HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (U)
Tue 13 Jul 4.00pm – TOOTH FAIRY (PG)
Tue 20 Jul 4.00pm – SPACE CHIMPS 2 (U)
Tue 27 Jul 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 3 Jul 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee

TICKETS
£1.50 Children
£2.50 Accompanying adults

(*) 

Still from filmSUMMER HOLIDAY MATINEES

FRI 23 – THUR 29 Jul 11.30am (not Sat Sun)
2.00 Sat only
FRI 30 Jul – THUR 5 Aug 12.45 (not Sat Sun)
1.15 Sat only

SHREK FOREVER AFTER (U)

(US 2010) dir. Mike Mitchell 93m. Digital.
Voices of: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese.

All the gang are back for their final adventure! Shrek is coming to terms with family life and finds himself... bored. When Rumpelstiltskin offers him the chance to feel like a real ogre again, he accepts – and accidentally creates a twisted version of Far Far Away. With Rumpelstiltskin as king, ogres being hunted and Fiona a stranger, can Shrek restore his world and reclaim his one true love? A superb send-off for all our favourite characters!

TICKETS
£5.00 – Under 15s
£6.50 – Adults
£5.00 – Concessions
£3.50 – OAPs (weekdays)

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

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