1 out of every 8 Americans is afraid of flying. Most of them don't have feathers.
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.
Rio (2011) is a animation, adventure, comedy and family film directed by Carlos Saldanha, released on April 3, 2011 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann and Jane Lynch. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 7,325 ratings.
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Jesse Eisenberg
as Blu (voice)
Anne Hathaway
as Jewel (voice)
Leslie Mann
as Linda (voice)
Jane Lynch
as Alice / Goose (voice)
will.i.am
as Pedro (voice)
George López
as Rafael (voice)
Wanda Sykes
as Chloe / Goose (voice)
Jamie Foxx
as Nico (voice)
Rodrigo Santoro
as Tulio (voice)
Jemaine Clement
as Nigel (voice)
Jake T. Austin
as Fernando (voice)
Tracy Morgan
as Luiz (voice)
Directed by Carlos Saldanha, written by Don Rhymer, Carlos Saldanha and Earl Richey Jones, produced by John Donkin, Bruce Anderson and Patrick Worlock.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 7,325 ratings.
Before he’s even had the chance to learn to fly, the young macaw “Blu” takes a tumble from the safety of his nest straight into the hands of some bird-nappers. Next thing, after yet more tumbling, he is living a domesticated and flightless life with the kindly “Linda”, sipping mocha in Barnes & Noble and believing he is the very last of his breed. Then “Tulio” shows up from far-flung Rio de Janeiro announcing that…
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Rio (2011) is available to stream on Disney Plus and fuboTV, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Rio (2011) includes Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch and will.i.am. The film was directed by Carlos Saldanha. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Rio was released on April 3, 2011 and runs for 1h 36m.
Rio (2011) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 7,325 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy animation, adventure and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
Yes. The official Rio trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly, no download or sign-up required.
