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  • Trailer 2 for Rio
  • TV Spot: Super Bowl Cutdown
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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Carlos Saldanha

Producer:

Bruce Anderson, John C. Donkin, Chris Wedge

Writer:

Carlos Saldanha, Earl Richey Jones, Todd R. Jones

Release Date:

Apr 15, 2011

Runtime:

1hr 36m

Synopsis

When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.

Cast

  • Karen Disher
  • Jason Fricchione
  • Sofia Scarpa Saldanha
  • Leslie Mann
  • Kelly Keaton
  • Jesse Eisenberg
  • Wanda Sykes
  • Jane Lynch
  • Rodrigo Santoro
  • Gracinha Leporace

Letterboxd User Reviews

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  • Nov 3, 2020

    they were like we wrote a gay virgin ocd anxiety bird and we know exactly who we need to voice it

    4.9K Likes
    milo
    milo
    Apr 1, 2021

    “YOU HAD A CRUSH ON WHO?” me: ..... “SAY IT” me: ᵗʰᵉ ʸᵉˡˡᵒʷ ᵇᶦʳᵈ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʳᶦᵒ

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    Jun 21, 2020

    Jesse eisenbirb Jesse eisenbirb why is will.i.am a bird in brazil Jesse eisenbirb

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    benhack
    benhack
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    Oh to be an endangered Blue Macaw sipping Hot Chocolate in a bookstore in Minnesota.

    1.9K Likes
    Alejandro
    Alejandro
    Dec 3, 2018

    I am brazilian and when this came out my family got the bootleg version and watched it once every weekend for six months we stan

    1.8K Likes
    Mari
    Mari
    Apr 17, 2021

    So did Jewel ever know that the only reason Blu was in Rio in the first place was to-

    1.4K Likes
    Madi
    Madi
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    Jan 7, 2012

    Mark Zuckerberg is a parrot.

    1.4K Likes
    Nick Raven
    Nick Raven
    May 31, 2021

    I saw this with my family in theaters when it first came out and we walked out after it finished and my dad said “Where the hell was the lizard??” He thought we were watching Rango.  We were not watching Rango.

    1.3K Likes
    meg✨
    meg✨
    Feb 17, 2022

    It makes me mad that he couldn’t fly like literally just fly

    1.2K Likes
    Lauren
    Lauren
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Top Reviews
  • Alena E
    Alena E loved
    Rio

    Just what I wanted. A kids movie where two adults cosplay as birds in Brazil to find their missing pets that were really just getting it on. The fact Juul I- mean Jewel popped out three entities in the end just proves that Carnival wasn’t the only party going on…

    😭 😂 👀 7 4Y
    angel
    angel loved
    Rio

    the depiction of brazil in this movie makes me want to visit SO BAD. i love this movie to death. 10/10🫂

    4 🔥 3 3Y
    zoomi
    zoomi loved
    Rio

    WHATT I forgot to put this I watched it so long ago and it was AMAZING

    4 🔥 3 1Y
  • Vanda
    Vanda loved
    Rio

    Lovely scenery and vibes throughout

    3 🔥 2 2Y
    Keegs
    Keegs loved
    Rio

    The only bird movie that matters. 10/10.

    2 🔥 1 5M
    Nina Pierre Lopez
    Nina Pierre Lopez loved
    Rio

    MY CHILDHOOD 🤞🤞

    1 🔥 2 3Y
  • Percival
    Percival liked
    Rio

    Cute lil bird movie with some soundtrack bops. Everyone loves a good BlueSky film (RIP BlueSky, you are missed 🙏🕊)

    🔥 2 1Y
    lex
    lex disliked
    Rio

    0/10 i have an indescribable hate for this movie. anne hathaway served tho

    2 2Y
    Jem207
    Jem207 loved
    Rio

    🎶All the birds with the feathers do what love most of all🎶 love this movie

    1 🔥 1 3Y
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Metacritic

63
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Based on 29 Critics
7.7

USER SCORE (425)

Generally favorable reviews based on 425 Reviews
55
Apr 15, 2011

Name the first things that come to anyone's mind about Rio de Janeiro - samba, soccer, sunbathing, Carnival - and those are the building blocks of this movie. Expect the expected.

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Metacritic review by Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
NPR
75
Apr 14, 2011

The humor's a little strange, and the action's a little frenetic, but all of it whooshes past in a swirl of tropical color and pseudo-South American bonhomie. Gorgeous scenery meets oddball characters and mild ethnic stereotyping.

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Metacritic review by Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
San Francisco Chronicle
50
Apr 14, 2011

The movie isn't dull, exactly; the problem lies in the other, antsy direction.

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Metacritic review by Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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Frequently Asked Questions

How long is Rio (2011)?
The movie is 1hr 36min long.
What's Rio (2011) about?
When Blu, a domesticated macaw from small-town Minnesota, meets the fiercely independent Jewel, he takes off on an adventure to Rio de Janeiro with the bird of his dreams.
Who's the cast of Rio (2011)?
  • Karen Disher as Mother Bird
  • Jason Fricchione as Truck Driver
  • Sofia Scarpa Saldanha as Young Linda
  • Leslie Mann as Linda
  • Kelly Keaton as Bookstore Customer, Lady Tourist
  • Jesse Eisenberg as Blu
  • Wanda Sykes as Chloe (The Goose)
  • Jane Lynch as Alice (The Other Goose)
  • Rodrigo Santoro as Tulio, Soccer Announcer
  • Gracinha Leporace as Dr. Barbosa
Who's the director behind Rio (2011)?
Carlos Saldanha directed Rio (2011).
Who produced Rio (2011)?
Bruce Anderson, John C. Donkin and Chris Wedge produced Rio (2011).