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.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.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.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 31 nominations total
Jesse Eisenberg
- Blu
- (voice)
Anne Hathaway
- Jewel
- (voice)
George Lopez
- Rafael
- (voice)
Karen Disher
- Mother Bird
- (voice)
Jason Fricchione
- Truck Driver
- (voice)
Leslie Mann
- Linda
- (voice)
Kelly Keaton
- Bookstore Customer
- (voice)
- …
Wanda Sykes
- Chloe (The Goose)
- (voice)
Rodrigo Santoro
- Tulio
- (voice)
- …
Gracinha Leporace
- Dr. Barbosa
- (voice)
Jamie Foxx
- Nico
- (voice)
Phil Miler
- Aviary Intern
- (voice)
- …
Bernardo De Paula
- Sylvio
- (voice)
- (as Bernardo de Paula)
- …
Carlos Saldanha
- Second Waiter
- (voice)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDirector Carlos Saldanha, who lives in Rio, first came up with the concept in 1995. Originally, it was about a penguin washing up on the beach in the Brazilian city. When he learned about the production of Happy Feet (2006) and Surf's Up (2007), he changed his screenplay radically.
- GoofsLinda serves Blu a cup of hot chocolate at the beginning of the film. Chocolate is toxic to Macaws.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits, two blue feathers are formed by the abstract shapes.
- Alternate versionsAlso released in a 3D version.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Taio Cruz: Telling the World (2011)
- SoundtracksReal In Rio
Music by Sergio Mendes, Carlinhos Brown, Mikael Mutti and John Powell
Lyrics by Siedah Garrett
Performed by The Rio Singers
Produced by Sergio Mendes, John Powell, Carlinhos Brown and Mikael Mutti
Featured review
Colors and Flying
The main plot of "Rio", an endangered bird doesn't know how to fly. It sounds a bit predictable and this plot was already used by many movies. But the core of this film is showing the beautiful place of Rio De Janeiro. The filmmaking was great. Colorful visuals, often hilarious, and decent directing.
There is nothing wrong with the voice acting. The main cast, Jesse Eisenber and Anne Hathaway are like the bird versions of them. Jemaine Clement really made his character evil. The rest of the cast, Will.i.am, Jamie Foxx and George Lopez adds more fun to the movie. I just wish Tracy Morgan's character Luiz had more scenes.
The visuals are colorful and very spectacular. It really shows how beautiful Rio De Janeiro is. The flying sequence is indeed breathtaking even if it's in 2D. The problem of the movie is it's not so compelling. The ending seems rushed. We will all know what's gonna happened to this flightless bird. Although the movie has a big heart. The movie is often funny of course.
Overall it's a fun experience. "Rio" is not like Pixar but it's still enjoyable for the whole family. After watching all of those awful recent blockbusters, I think "Rio" is the best movie I've seen this year so far. It could be the studio's best movie yet.
There is nothing wrong with the voice acting. The main cast, Jesse Eisenber and Anne Hathaway are like the bird versions of them. Jemaine Clement really made his character evil. The rest of the cast, Will.i.am, Jamie Foxx and George Lopez adds more fun to the movie. I just wish Tracy Morgan's character Luiz had more scenes.
The visuals are colorful and very spectacular. It really shows how beautiful Rio De Janeiro is. The flying sequence is indeed breathtaking even if it's in 2D. The problem of the movie is it's not so compelling. The ending seems rushed. We will all know what's gonna happened to this flightless bird. Although the movie has a big heart. The movie is often funny of course.
Overall it's a fun experience. "Rio" is not like Pixar but it's still enjoyable for the whole family. After watching all of those awful recent blockbusters, I think "Rio" is the best movie I've seen this year so far. It could be the studio's best movie yet.
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- Apr 7, 2011
Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Rio: The Movie
- Filming locations
- Brazil(Part of the action of film)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $90,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $143,619,809
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $39,225,962
- Apr 17, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $483,866,772
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- 2.39 : 1
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