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…
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.
Top Cast
Jesse Eisenberg
Blu (voice)
Anne Hathaway
Jewel (voice)
Leslie Mann
Linda (voice)
Jane Lynch
Alice / Goose (voice)
will.i.am
Pedro (voice)
George López
Rafael (voice)
Wanda Sykes
Chloe / Goose (voice)
Jamie Foxx
Nico (voice)
Rodrigo Santoro
Tulio (voice)
Jemaine Clement
Nigel (voice)
Jake T. Austin
Fernando (voice)
Tracy Morgan
Luiz (voice)
Carlos Ponce
Marcel (voice)
Karen Disher
Mother Bird (voice)
Jason Fricchione
Truck Driver (voice)
Sofia Scarpa Saldanha
Young Linda (voice)
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What is Rio about?
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…
When was Rio released?
Rio was released in 2011.
What genres does Rio belong to?
Rio is categorised as Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family.
Who stars in Rio?
The cast of Rio includes Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, will.i.am.