Best Movies Guide: Why Rio Still Matters

Rio (2011) — an evergreen reference for this movie: the essentials, the cast, where to watch and what to watch next. 1 out of every 8 Americans is afraid of flying. Most of them don't have feathers.

Where to watch

TMDB's U.S. watch-provider data lists Disney Plus, Hulu. Availability changes by country and date, so check your streaming app before watching.

Cast

Jesse Eisenberg as Blu (voice); Anne Hathaway as Jewel (voice); Leslie Mann as Linda (voice); Jane Lynch as Alice / Goose (voice); will.i.am as Pedro (voice); George López as Rafael (voice); Wanda Sykes as Chloe / Goose (voice); Jamie Foxx as Nico (voice)

About Rio

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.

More like Rio

• Rio 2
• Wonder Park
• Animal Crackers
• Trouble
• Arctic Dogs
• Winnie the Pooh
• Minions & More Volume 1
• The Twits

Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.