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Dirty Dancing
1987
· Movie
· 100 min
B
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1631
- IMDb #1890
- Google retired #416
- Rotten Tomatoes #1460
- Metacritic #1847
- Letterboxd #1174
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2551
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #499
- Metacritic Critics #1970
- Metacritic Audience #1738
- Criticker #2591
- Douban #872
- Kinopoisk #219
- AlloCiné #1720
- Trakt #979
Every rating
39–94
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 39, highest is Google on 94.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A young woman spending a summer with her family at a resort in the 1960s feels out of place among the wealthy guests. She is drawn to the staff quarters and the resort's charismatic dance instructor. He introduces her to the world of rhythmic, sensual dancing, leading to a summer romance that challenges her family's expectations and her own worldview.
Details
- Director
- Emile Ardolino
- Writer
- Eleanor Bergstein
- Released
- 21 August 1987
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $6.0M
- Box office
- $214.6M
- Awards
- 10 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 17 →4 major awards won · 10 wins from 17 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 1987 | Best Original Song | " (I've Had) The Time of My Life " Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1987 | Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte | Winner |
| Grammy Awards 1987 | Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | Winner |
| Independent Spirit Awards 1987 | Best First Feature | Emile Ardolino | Winner |
| Golden Globe Awards 1987 | Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jennifer Grey | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1987 | Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee | |
| Golden Globe Awards 1987 | Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Patrick Swayze | Nominee |
| Grammy Awards 1987 | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte | Nominee |
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Golden Globe Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Song – Motion Picture | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Patrick Swayze | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Jennifer Grey | Nominee |
| Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes | Winner |
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Song | " (I've Had) The Time of My Life " Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte | Winner |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best First Feature | Emile Ardolino | Winner |
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Music by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz; Lyrics by Franke Previte | Winner |
| Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures | " Hungry Eyes " Music and Lyrics by Franke Previte and John DeNicola | Winner |
Amanda Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Feature Film | Emile Ardolino | Winner |
BMI Film & TV Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Performed Song from a Film | " She's Like the Wind " Music and Lyrics by Patrick Swayze and Stacy Widelitz | Winner |
Golden Screen Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Golden Screen Awards | Winner |
TV Land Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Movie Dance Sequence You Reenacted in Your Living Room | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Winner |
Deauville American Film Festival
1 nomination
| International Critics Awards | Emile Ardolino | Nominee |
Jupiter Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Film | Emile Ardolino | Nominee |
Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie Actor | Patrick Swayze | Nominee |