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Dirty Dancing: At a glance

Every row in full, one after another

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Facts

1987 · Drama, Music · English36× its budget

Critics vs audiences

Audiences a little warmer than critics (+8)

Critics 65Audiences 73GoodWatch 69

  • Metacritic

    Metascore65

  • Letterboxd

    Letterboxd · 998 K ratings3.8/5

  • Metacritic

    User score7.2

  • IMDb

    IMDb7.1

Box office

36×its budget

Budget
$6 M
Worldwide
$215 M

Worldwide it earned $209 M more than it cost.

Running time

1 h 40 min

A typical length for dramas, −9 min on the typical 109

Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.

Reach

Streams in 44 countries, rent or buy in 30 more

+34

Released

1987

August 21, 1987

39 years ago

Genres

DramaMusicRomance

Language

English

Original language

Made in

  • United States

Awards

Oscar winner, Golden Globe nomineeWins and nominations by award

Academy Awards1988

  • Music (Original Song)1988Won

Golden Globe Awards1988

  • Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy1988Nominated

Content

PG-13 · Sexual contentYes

Rated

  • PG-13United States

Yes: it's rated PG-13 in the United States for sexual content, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.

What's in it

  • ViolenceLittle or none
  • Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
  • Frightening scenesLittle or none
  • Sex, nudityModerate
  • Dark themesLittle or none

In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.

Viewing guide

AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism

Starring

StarringJennifer Grey, Patrick Swayze, Jerry Orbach

40 people

Made by

Directed by Emile Ardolino, written with Eleanor BergsteinJeffrey Jur (camera), John Morris (music), Peter C. Frank (editing)·141 people in 10 departments

Directing · 5

Writing · 1

Production · 36

Camera · 12

Editing · 5

Sound · 26

Art · 15

Costume & Make-Up · 10

Lighting · 9

Other crew · 22