The Rio offers specially priced tickets - £2 children and £3 accompanying adults - for the Saturday Morning Picture Club and Tuesday afternoon Playcentre Matinees, to help children to enjoy great films at an affordable price. There is no extra charge for 3D films.

RIO Saturday
Morning Picture Club
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 2 Jun 11.00am

WE BOUGHT A ZOO (PG)

(US 2011) dir. Cameron Crowe 124m. Digital.
Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, Thomas Haden Church.

The wonderful and true story of a broken-down zoo and the 200 animals that changed the lives of a family forever. When their father buys a house that comes with an odd collection of both two and four-legged residents, his 7-year-old daughter is delighted and his teenage son is horrified. But that's just the start of a real-life heartwarming tale of triumph over disaster.

Approx end 1.10pm

Trailer

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

WINNIE THE POOH (U)

(US. 2010) dirs. Stephen J. Anderson & Don Hall 73m. Digital.
Voices: Jim Cummings, Craig Ferguson, John Cleese, Tom Kenny.

Everybody's favourite honey-loving bear is back for a new adventure! Eeyore has lost his tail yet again and Christopher Robin decides they should hold a competition to find him a new one. But then it looks as if Christopher has been kidnapped by a mischievous monster called the Bakson. A gentle animated delight.

Approx end 12.20pm

Trailer

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

SAT 16 Jun 11.00am

AFRICAN CATS (U)

(US 2011) dir. Alastair Fothergill, Keith Scholey. 89m. Digital.
Narrator: Samuel L. Jackson.

A Disney true-life adventure story set in one of the wildest places on Earth, Kenya's magnificent Masai Mara National Reserve. It tells of Mara, a lion cub exploring the world for the first time; Sita, a fearless cheetah and single mother of five mischievous newborns; and Fang, a proud leader of the pride who must defend his family from a once banished lion. A wonderful and unforgettable experience.

Approx end 12.35pm

Trailer

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

SAT 23 Jun 11.00am

YOGI BEAR 3D (U)

(US/New Zealand 2010) dir. Eric Brevig 81m.
Voices of Andrew Daly, Anna Faris, Dan Aykroyd, Justin Timberlake, Nathan Corddry.

Jellystone Park is getting ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary. But the celebration is spoiled by the news that Mayor Brown wants to shut down the park and sell the land – meaning that its most famous inhabitants, Yogi Bear and Boo Boo, will lose their home. Yogi's only hope is to join forces with Ranger Smith, and prove once and for all that he is 'smarter than the average bear'.

Approx end 12.30pm

Trailer

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

SAT 30 Jun 11.00am

PUSS IN BOOTS 3D (U)

(US 2011) dir. Chris Miller 90m. Digital.
Voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis.

Join the adorable smoothie Puss in Boots for his own action packed adventure, set years before he met Shrek. Puss must clear his name after being betrayed by his long time and very jealous friend Humpty Dumpty. Together with the beautiful Kitty Soft Paws, he embarks on a journey to prove his innocence. Be prepared for 3D thrills, comedy and excitement with the master of suave swordplay and his band of fairytale characters.

Approx end 12.35pm

Trailer

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

SAT 7 Jul 11.00am

A TURTLE'S TALE: SAMMY'S ADVENTURES 3D (U)

(Belgium 2010) dir. Ben Stassen 86m. Digital.
Voices of Gemma Arterton, Dominic Cooper, John Hurt, Christine Bleakley, Robert Sheehan.

A spectacular animation which follows the wonderful adventures of Sammy the sea turtle and his epic 50 year journey beginning with his birth in 1959. As he travels the world he encounters many personal dangers but he also witnesses the gradual effects of global warning on everybody's future.

Approx end 12.35pm

Trailer

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

SAT 14 Jul 11.00am

TALES OF THE NIGHT 3D (PG)

(France 2011) dir. Michel Ocelot. 84m. Digital
English Version

In an old rundown cinema, a small group of people gathers each night to tell seven magical and thrilling tales of adventure that feature kings, princesses and sorcerers. The creator of KIRIKOU and THE PRINCE'S QUEST's latest enchanting animated wonder is even more bewitching in 3D.

Approx end 12.30pm

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

Trailer

SAT 21 Jul 11.00am

THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS 3D (U)

(UK/US 2012) dirs. Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt 88m. Digital.
Voices of Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Brian Blessed, Brendan Gleeson, Lenny Henry, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, David Tennant, Ashley Jensen, Imelda Staunton, Russell Tovey.

From the creators of Wallace and Gromit comes a very funny, very silly and very 3D animated version of the much loved series of 'Pirates' books. The Pirate Captain is a somewhat less-than-successful terror of the High Seas but still his one big ambition is to beat rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award. So climb aboard, splice the mainbrace and get ready for thrills and laughter with the Pirate Captain and his rag-tag crew all the way from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London.

Approx end 12.35pm

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

SAT 28 Jul 11.00am

ARRIETTY (U)

(Japan 2010) dir. Hiromasa Yonebayashi 94m. Digital.
Voices of Saoirse Ronan, Mark Strong, Tom Holland.

A new take on the classic fantasy novel 'The Borrowers'. With action moved to western Tokyo, 14-year-old Arrietty Clock and her family live secretly beneath the floorboards of a an old house, making their home from items 'borrowed' from its human inhabitants. But problems arise a young boy comes to live in the house. Breathtakingly beautiful animation by the makers of SPIRITED AWAY and HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE.

Approx end 12.40pm

£2 Children/£3 Accompanying adults

PLAYCENTRE MATINEES

Tue 5 Jun 4.00pm – No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 12 Jun 4.00pm – WINNIE THE POOH (U)
Tue 19 Jun 4.00pm – AFRICAN CATS (U)
Tue 26 Jun 4.00pm – YOGI BEAR 3D (U)
Tue 3 Jul 4.00pm – PUSS IN BOOTS 3D (U)
Tue 10 Jul 4.00pm – A TURTLE'S TALE: SAMMY'S ADVENTURES 3D (U)
Tue 17 Jul 4.00pm – TALES OF THE NIGHT 3D (PG)
Tue 24 Jul 4.00pm –No Playcentre Matinee
Tue 31 Jul 4.00pm –No Playcentre Matinee

TICKETS
£2 Children
£3 Accompanying adults

HALF TERM MATINEES

MON 4 – SAT 9 Jun 1.00 daily

BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 3D (U)

1991. dir. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. 84m. Digital.
Voices of Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Angela Lansbury, David Ogden Stiers.

Disney's wonderful modern classic, the first animated feature film Oscar winner, is brilliantly transformed to a new level of magnificence through the magic of 3D. With unforgettable characters, songs and music, this witty and inventive story of the bright and beautiful young woman who's taken prisoner by a hideous beast but learns to see that some things are only skin deep, really does take on a new dimension. So why not Be Our Guest and join the beloved Belle, all her enchanted friends and the Beast with the soul of a prince as they cast a spell like never before.

Trailer

TICKETS
£5.50 – Under 15's
£7.50 – Adults
£6.00 – Concessions
£4.50 – OAPs (weekdays)
£23.00 – Family ticket (must include two Under 15's)

GROUP REDUCTIONS (Weekday Matinees only)
£4.50 – 10 or more children (N.B. no free accompanying adults)

N.B. There is no extra charge for the 3D glasses.

SUMMER HOLIDAY MATINEES

TUE 24 Jul – THUR 2 Aug 11.00am daily (not Sat Sun)

TOP CAT - THE MOVIE 3D (U)

(US 2011) dir. Alberto Mar 90m. Digital.
Voices of Jason Harris, Chris Harris, Bill Lobely.

Some cartoon favourites from the tv screen of yesteryear are now on the big screen for a new adventure in 3D. Top Cat and the gang face a new police chief who, with the help of a robotic police force, proves to be the most dastardly enemy the gang has ever faced. How many of their nine lives will be used up before they claw their way back to the top of the hill?

TICKETS
£5.50 – Under 15's
£7.50 – Adults
£6.00 – Concessions
£4.50 – OAPs (weekdays)
£23.00 – Family ticket (must include two Under 15's)

GROUP REDUCTIONS (Weekday Matinees only)
£4.50 – 10 or more children (N.B. no free accompanying adults)

N.B. There is no extra charge for the 3D glasses.