Rio

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Rio

G

2011

1h 36m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Musical

Animation

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Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.

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Critics Consensus

This straightforward movie reaches great heights thanks to its colorful visual palette, catchy music, and funny vocal performances.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

08/30/2018

I've never heard an adult say, "I must go see that film. It has Jesse Eisenberg's voice in it." They could have spent the money on something else, like a better story.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

04/29/2011

2.5/4

Rio is a beautifully animated family frolic sure to keep the little ones joyfully content.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

04/21/2011

2.5/4

Rio is a brightly-colored, dizzying pinwheel of 3D animation in which nothing much happens. Sounds like summer is here early.

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

Apr 7

6/10

The film touches on themes related to environmental protection and the illegal wildlife trade, albeit tangentially. However, these aspects serve more as a backdrop than as the central focus of the narrative. [Full review in Spanish]

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Dec 26

3/4

...pleasant subject matter that’s employed to propulsive, mostly engaging effect by Saldanha...

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/09/2023

1/4

This is a children’s film through and through, with lots of pretty colors and butt jokes to entertain the 4-to-8-year-old range.

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Camryn O.

@RT06683025 May 4

One of my favorite childhood movies ❤️

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Matteo Q

@Matteo59 Apr 29

Un film divertente lo consiglio🦜🦜🦜

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Andre T.

@andrestuckmannmoviereviews Mar 28

Great movie with amazing motivations and I love how Jessie Eisenberg delivered a great performance in a lot of the moments in this film which surprised me a lot in 2011 and today I am having a great memory of watching this film which means a lot to me growing up so the adventure of this birds got my hyped on loving this movie so I really recommend it after 15 years. A

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dary K

@RT06324960 Mar 25

When you look back at the landscape of 2010s animation, few franchises possess the sheer kinetic energy and sensory saturation of Blue Sky Studios' Rio. To give this series a 4.5-star rating isn't just a nod to its technical achievement; it’s a recognition of how these films managed to bottle the lightning of Brazilian culture and transform it into a universal story about identity and survival. From the first beat of the drum in the 2011 original to the sprawling green canvas of the 2014 sequel, the Rio movies remain a masterclass in world-building, rhythm, and visual storytelling.

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Elcuh B.

@Bluthebird Mar 22

Five star⭐️ this movie was very great back when I first watched it and still is, the story is very organized and unpredictable.

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Hayleigh P.

@haytay.shows22 Mar 16

Haven’t seen this movie in forever and barely remembered any of it. It’s so cute!

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Carlos Saldanha

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Anne Hathaway

Jewel

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Jemaine Clement

Nigel

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Linda

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Synopsis

Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.

Director: Carlos Saldanha
Producer: Bruce Anderson, John C. Donkin
Screenwriter: Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia, Sam Harper, Todd R. Jones, Earl Richey Jones
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, Blue Sky Animation
Production Co: Blue Sky Studios
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Musical, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 15, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital