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Rio

Rio

1 out of every 8 Americans is afraid of flying. Most of them don't have feathers.

20116.81h 36m

Overview

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.

Directed by Carlos Saldanha
Written by Don Rhymer, Carlos Saldanha, Earl Richey Jones
Produced by John C. Donkin, Bruce Anderson, Patrick Worlock
Box OfficeBudget: $90.0MRevenue: $483.9M

Top Cast

Jesse Eisenberg

Jesse Eisenberg

Blu (voice)

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Jewel (voice)

Leslie Mann

Leslie Mann

Linda (voice)

Jane Lynch

Jane Lynch

Alice / Goose (voice)

will.i.am

will.i.am

Pedro (voice)

George López

George López

Rafael (voice)

Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Chloe / Goose (voice)

Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Nico (voice)

Rodrigo Santoro

Rodrigo Santoro

Tulio (voice)

Jemaine Clement

Jemaine Clement

Nigel (voice)

Themes & Keywords

rio de janeiropetvillaincarnivalparrotmusicalcanaryjunglesambaanimalsduringcreditsstingerpetscartoon birdbrazilsmugglers

About Rio

Rio is a animation, adventure, comedy, family film released in 2011 exploring themes of rio de janeiro, pet, villain, carnival, parrot, musical. Directed by Carlos Saldanha, it stars Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann. 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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