
Flying Down to Rio
Too big for the world... So they staged it in the clouds... Too beautiful for words... So they set it to music!
Directed by Thornton Freeland
Produced by RKO Radio Pictures
A buoyant, music-and-dance-driven romantic comedy where spectacle, charm, and aerial wonder serve a lighthearted love triangle resolved through song and footwork.
An American bandleader woos a Brazilian beauty who is already engaged to his employer. His friends try to help him, while learning the local dance, The Carioca. The first pairing of Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, and their only pre-Code film.
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Questions people ask
Is Flying Down to Rio scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.
Is Flying Down to Rio easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.
Does Flying Down to Rio end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.
Is Flying Down to Rio violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Flying Down to Rio sad? Barely. Less sad than 89% of films.
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Like Flying Down to Rio
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Flying Down to Rio, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Flying Down to Rio, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































