Cinematic background from Rio 2011 - 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.

Rio

2011

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Directors:
Carlos Saldanha
Writers:
Jennifer Ventimilia, Carlos Saldanha, Don Rhymer, Todd R. Jones, Sam Harper, Earl Richey Jones, Joshua Sternin
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Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A boy is looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A painting of a street lined with pink trees; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a man wearing glasses and a green shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman with red hair wearing glasses and a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A man and a woman in front of bookshelves; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated person holding a tray of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A man and a woman wearing glasses looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated girl with glasses and a hat on her head looking surprised; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman holding a microphone next to a man; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a boy with a sad look on his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A painting of a street with a view of the ocean; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two blue parrots looking at each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman in a blue shirt and glasses; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A man with glasses is smiling for the camera; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman wearing glasses and a pink shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A group of stuffed birds standing next to each other; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – The face of a bird with blue eyes; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A boy is looking into the camera in a room with other people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a man holding a red hair wig; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman wearing glasses and a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A view of a city at night from a hill; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A boy is standing on a wooden bridge; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman wearing glasses and a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A painting of a store front with a bench in front of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman and a man standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated man wearing glasses and a green scarf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A woman and a man wearing glasses and a lab coat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A woman and a man are standing next to each other in front of a building; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman wearing glasses and looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An image of an asian city at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman wearing glasses looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman with glasses is holding a fork; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated man talking on a cell phone while holding a glass of wine; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two people sitting at a table with wine glasses on it; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a boy holding a piece of paper in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a woman with glasses and a man with glasses looking at a computer screen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two blue parrots sitting next to each other on grass; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A blue bird sitting on top of a cage next to a cat; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a young boy looking over the back of a chair; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two people riding a motorcycle in a cartoon; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated man in a white shirt and a red tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A blue bird is walking down the sidewalk; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a boy holding a blue piece of paper in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A yellow and white parrot sitting on a branch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman holding a blue bird in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated man with a surprised look on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated person with glasses is looking at another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A group of birds sitting on top of a tree branch; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A bird with a purple background and a purple halo around it's head; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a boy with a mohawk haircut; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman covering her face with her hand while a man sits next to her with his hand on her face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A group of three parakeets standing next to each other in front of trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A bird with a tennis ball in front of it; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman riding a bike with a man on the back of it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A blue parrot sitting on top of a hill; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A blue parrot standing next to a cup of coffee; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated bird and a man with glasses; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two birds are sitting next to each other on the sidewalk; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two birds are standing next to each other on a roof; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A blue parrot is held up by a person; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A couple of people that are sitting next to each other; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman holding a box of cereal while a parrot stands next to her; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two blue parrots standing next to each other in front of green leaves; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a boy standing in front of a building; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – View of a bird in a cage; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A man with glasses is holding a blue feather; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – View of a bird's face at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A man in a red and white shirt is standing next to another man in a black and white striped shirt; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a man holding a bird in a cage; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – The head and beak of a cartoon bird; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A monkey sitting on top of a barrel; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A woman sitting at a table next to a blue bird; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A bird with its beak open; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A man with glasses and a tie in front of bookshelves; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A red and white bird sitting on top of a ledge next to a yellow bird; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A cartoon of a man with a surprised look on his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A boy holding a cage with a bunch of stuffed animals in it; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A blue parrot is standing in a library; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated man holding a flashlight in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two parrots and a parrot sitting on the ground; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – Two blue parrots are in a cage looking at each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – The head of a white bird; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated person looking out of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A man and a woman driving a yellow car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A woman sitting on the ground with a parrot on her lap; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An artist's rendering of a city with a mountain in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A bird with a big smile on it's face; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated character with a surprised look on his face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated bird with big eyes and a long beak; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A couple of people that are sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A group of people sitting at an outside restaurant; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated boy with a surprised look on his face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A blue parrot is standing in front of a bunch of flowers; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An animated woman with glasses is looking at a man; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A person with a beard and glasses is looking at a banana peel; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – An aerial view of a city with a lake in the middle of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A man with dreadlocks wearing a yellow shirt and sunglasses; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Rio” (2011), directed by Carlos Saldanha – A bird is standing next to a stuffed animal; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle