Footloose (1984)

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The music is on his side.

When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.

• Released: 1984-02-17
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Runtime: 1h 47m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 2,276 votes

Directed by Herbert Ross.

Top cast

• Kevin Bacon as Ren
• Lori Singer as Ariel
• John Lithgow as Rev. Shaw Moore
• Dianne Wiest as Vi Moore
• Chris Penn as Willard
• Sarah Jessica Parker as Rusty
• John Laughlin as Woody
• Elizabeth Gorcey as Wendy Jo
• Frances Lee McCain as Ethel McCormack
• Jim Youngs as Chuck

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Footloose

• United States: stream on YouTube TV; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Sky Go, Now TV Cinema, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV

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