Rio

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

2011 • 96 min • Animation · Adventure · Comedy · Family

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Synopsis

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.

Our family guide

Best from age 4

Movie Knight Score

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Blu, a domesticated macaw who can't fly, journeys to Rio de Janeiro with his owner Linda to meet Jewel, the last female of his species. They are kidnapped by smugglers and must learn to work together to escape and find their way home.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 1/10
Romance & sensuality: 1/10
Scary moments: 2/10

Heads up

Animal-smuggling plot line
Some mild peril during escapes

What it models well

Friendship and teamwork
Importance of family
Environmental protection

Talk about it after

Different types of love and companionship
The value of being yourself
Caring for endangered animals

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Top billed cast

Director: Carlos Saldanha • Crew: Sam Harper, Earl Richey Jones, Don Rhymer, Carlos Saldanha, Todd Jones, Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia

Trailers & clips

Rio - Official Trailer | HQ

Rio | Trailer | 20th Century FOX

Reviewer notes

Recommended
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...
Geronimo1967, TMDB Community