Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

A musical re-imagining

2017130 min5.5 / 10

A warm, energetic musical romance centered on a transformative summer love story set in a nostalgic 1960s resort setting.

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, and nothing is ever the same for anyone in the Houseman family.

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