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Dirty Dancing (1987)

★ 7.3 · 6,487 ratings on TMDB

First dance. First love. The time of your life.

Dirty Dancing poster★ 7.3

Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find herself stepping into the shoes of a professional hoofer—and unexpectedly falling in love.

DirectorEmile Ardolino
CastCynthia Rhodes, Jack Weston, Jane Brucker, Jennifer Grey, Jerry Orbach, Kelly Bishop
GenresDrama, Music, Romance
The emergence reading

Dirty Dancing keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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