---
title: 'Rio (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlos Saldanha'
released: '2011-04-07'
runtime_minutes: 95
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Music'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/rio-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1436562/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Rio (2011)

2011 · G · 95 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure, Music, Family · United States


## Synopsis

Rio is a 2011 American animated musical adventure comedy film directed by Carlos Saldanha and written by Don Rhymer, Joshua Sternin, Jennifer Ventimilia, and Sam Harper. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where the film is set. Produced by 20th Century Fox Animation and Blue Sky Studios, the film features the voices of Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Jemaine Clement, Leslie Mann, Carlos Ponce, Jake T. Austin, George Lopez, and Jamie Foxx. It follows Blu (Eisenberg), a domesticated male Spix's macaw, who is taken back to Rio de Janeiro to mate with Jewel (Hathaway), a free-spirited female macaw. They fall in love whilst escaping from bird smugglers and Nigel (Clement), a cockatoo.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carlos Saldanha](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-saldanha)
- **Screenplay:** [Don Rhymer](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-rhymer), [Jennifer Ventimilia](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-ventimilia), [Joshua Sternin](https://cinepixo.com/people/joshua-sternin), [Sam Harper](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-harper)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-powell)
- **Producer:** [John C. Donkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-c-donkin), [Bruce Anderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bruce-anderson-2)

## Cast

- [Karen Disher](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-disher)
- [Ester Dean](https://cinepixo.com/people/ester-dean)
- [Jesse Eisenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-eisenberg) as Blu
- [Jake T. Austin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jake-t-austin)
- [Leslie Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/leslie-mann)
- [Wanda Sykes](https://cinepixo.com/people/wanda-sykes)
- [Jemaine Clement](https://cinepixo.com/people/jemaine-clement)
- [Jane Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-lynch)
- [Rodrigo Santoro](https://cinepixo.com/people/rodrigo-santoro)
- [Carlos Saldanha](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-saldanha)
- [Jamie Foxx](https://cinepixo.com/people/jamie-foxx)
- [George Lopez](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-lopez)
- [Judah Friedlander](https://cinepixo.com/people/judah-friedlander)
- [Thomas F. Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-f-wilson)
- [Tracy Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/tracy-morgan)

## Criticism on CinePixo

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Official site: http://www.riomovies.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/rio-2011
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