Rio
Seen it?2011 | 96 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 5 times its budget and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, adventure fans and families. If you loved Anastasia, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
72% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
1 win and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$484 million worldwide on a $90 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 420K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Carlos Saldanha
- Jesse EisenbergBlu (voice)
- Anne HathawayJewel (voice)
- Leslie MannLinda (voice)
- Jane LynchAlice / Goose (voice)
- will.i.amPedro (voice)
- George LópezRafael (voice)
- Wanda SykesChloe / Goose (voice)
- Jamie FoxxNico (voice)
- Rodrigo SantoroTulio (voice)
- Jemaine ClementNigel (voice)