
#9 of 1987
Dirty Dancing (1987)
1987 · 100 minutes · Drama / Music / Romance · Directed by Emile Ardolino
IMDb rating7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Box office gross$214M
Synopsis
In the summer of 1963, teenager Frances "Baby" Houseman is vacationing with her family—cardiologist father Jake, mother Marge, and older sister Lisa—at Kellerman's, an upscale Catskills resort in the Borscht Belt owned by Jake's sarcastic best friend Max. Exploring one night, Baby secretly observes Max instructing the waiters, all Ivy League students, to romance the guests' daughters, no matter how unattractive.
Starring
Patrick SwayzeJennifer GreyJerry OrbachCynthia Rhodes
- Box office
- $214 million
- Budget
- $4.5 million
- IMDb votes
- 285,966
Where to watch Dirty Dancing in Canada
Availability from JustWatch Canada, checked November 2026. Catalogues change often.








