4.7
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Overview
In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
4.7
Overview
In pre-revolution Cuba, Katey Miller is about to defy everyone's expectations. Instead of a parent-approved suitor, Katey is drawn to the sexy waiter, Javier, who spends his nights dancing in Havana's nightclubs. As she secretly learns to dance with Javier, she learns the meanings of love, sensuality and independence.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film leans left by sympathetically portraying the social injustices that fueled the Cuban Revolution and critiquing American detachment, while framing the revolution as a fight for freedom and personal liberation.
The movie features a diverse cast that naturally reflects its Cuban setting, with a white American female lead and a Cuban male lead, which is organic to the story rather than an explicit DEI-driven casting choice. The narrative subtly addresses themes of American privilege and class differences without explicitly portraying traditional identities negatively.
Secondary
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The story centers on a heterosexual romance amidst the political unrest in 1958 Cuba, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.
The film "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on a romance between an American teenager and a Cuban waiter amidst political unrest in 1958 Havana, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights is a prequel/spin-off featuring new characters and an original story. It does not recast or reimagine any established characters from previous installments or source material with a different gender.
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights features new, original characters for its story set in 1958 Cuba. It does not recast any established characters from the original Dirty Dancing with actors of a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
6.4
Critic Ratings
2.4
3.9
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