Dirty Dancing

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Dirty Dancing

TV-PG

2017

2h 18m

Musical

Romance

Drama

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Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, which changes many things for everyone in the Houseman family.

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Critics Consensus

Clever casting can't save Dirty Dancing, a hollow remake that trips over its own good intentions.

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Anne Cohen

Refinery29

Jun 27, 2017

The craziest thing about this, let's face it, completely unnecessary and vastly inferior imposter of a film, is the ending.

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Jenna Scherer

Rolling Stone

May 25, 2017

Wayne Blair and Jessica Sharzer's remake attempts to be all things to all people, and ends up being nothing to anybody.

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Brian Lowry

CNN.com

May 24, 2017

ABC'S Dirty Dancing remake fits snugly in a box, adding just enough appealing wrinkles to its predecessor's familiar moves to provide, if not the time of your life, for what it is a pretty enjoyable few hours.

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Mark A. Perigard

Boston Herald

May 25, 2017

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Dirty Dancing is 30 years old. To celebrate, ABC has decided to stomp all over your memories of the beloved film.

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

May 25, 2017

A god awful and ill conceived version of the eighties classic.

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Laura Hurley

CinemaBlend

May 24, 2017

3.5/5

This new Dirty Dancing is an energetic way to get ready for summer in a way that will have you tapping your toes, and it brings all the swirling skirts and thrusting hips that we could have hoped for out of a TV special.

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Anthony D

@RT82128606 Aug 7, 2026

I actually preferred this sequel to the first film. The actors in the original movie were terrible—they couldn't act or sing at all. However, Nicole Scherzinger has the voice of an angel. Her singing and dancing are far better than anyone else's in the cast.I absolutely love the songs and the soundtrack. It is a fun movie to watch either by yourself or with the family. Five stars from me!

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Anna Y

@RT76398420 Jul 16, 2026

The original was 1 of my favorite movies growing up. I tried, I really did, to be open minded. But the final dance scene and complete LET DOWN of a new ending sealed it for me. Everything was stiff and awkward. The reason I even gave it a half star extra was because I did enjoy the added storyline showing complexity in the parents relationship and was greatly relieved they made the sister a tolerable human instead of an annoying clown like the original did. I personally will never watch it again.

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Muzic25 P

@muzic25 Jul 14, 2026

I just watched the movie and I thought it missed the mark completely. I loved the cast but there was no chemistry amongst the characters and it seemed forced. The dancing didn’t feel natural. The ending was weird. Sometimes it’s just best to leave the original as is with no remake.

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C R

@CR2025 Jul 8, 2026

No stars. This was comically bad. Who told them this remake was a good idea.🤣🤮

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John F

@RT75109184 Jul 2, 2026

Horrid. Is this a joke? The fact that they hired a fat goes proofs that 90% Americans will die from cancer and obesity. This is normalized now. This is relatable? This is why there are obese women and actors on tv? The Americans are screwed. This is a sign of a serious problem. They think this is normal to be fat. Horrible acting and horrible casting.

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Mari L

@RT76826671 Jun 30, 2026

This movie was awful! Terrible remake and honestly nothing can top the original! EVER!

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Synopsis

Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, which changes many things for everyone in the Houseman family.

Director: Wayne Blair
Producer: Adam Anders, Judy Cairo, Bill Hill, Stephen Meinen
Screenwriter: Jessica Sharzer
Production Co: Lionsgate Television
Rating: TV-PG (S|D|L)
Genre: Musical, Romance, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 22, 2017
Runtime: 2h 18m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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