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The Commitments

The Commitments

7,3 /10 (615 Votes)
1991 EN 118 min

Overview

Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.

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Release date

14/08/1991

Votes

615

Popularity

5.6

They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

118 min

Budget

$12,000,000

Revenue

$14,919,570

Website

alanparker.com
Robert Arkins

Robert Arkins

Jimmy Rabbitte

Michael Aherne

Michael Aherne

Steven Clifford

Angeline Ball

Angeline Ball

Imelda Quirke

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Maria Doyle Kennedy

Natalie Murphy

Dave Finnegan

Dave Finnegan

Mickah Wallace

Bronagh Gallagher

Bronagh Gallagher

Bernie McGloughlin

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Félim Gormley

Dean Fay

Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard

Outspan Foster

Dick Massey

Dick Massey

Billy Mooney

Johnny Murphy

Johnny Murphy

Joey 'The Lips' Fagan

Ken McCluskey

Ken McCluskey

Derek Scully

Andrew Strong

Andrew Strong

Deco Cuffe

Colm Meaney

Colm Meaney

Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.

Anne Kent

Anne Kent

Mrs. Rabbitte

Andrea Corr

Andrea Corr

Sharon Rabbitte

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Gerard Cassoni

Darren Rabbitte

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Ruth Fairclough

Rabbitte Twin

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Lindsay Fairclough

Rabbitte Twin

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Michael O'Reilly

Greg

Liam Carney

Liam Carney

Duffy

Ger Ryan

Ger Ryan

Pawnbroker

Mark O'Regan

Mark O'Regan

Father Molloy

Phelim Drew

Phelim Drew

Roddy the Reporter

Sean Hughes

Sean Hughes

Dave from Eeijit Records

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Philip Bredin

Ray

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Aoife Lawless

Imelda's Sister

Lance Daly

Lance Daly

Kid with Harmonica

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Conor Malone

Protest Song Singer

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Jezz Bell

Heavy Metal Singer

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Colm MacConiomare

Fiddler

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Emily Dawson

Punk Girl Singer

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Dave Kane

Coconuts Trio

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Kristel Harris

Coconuts Trio

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Maria Place

Coconuts Trio

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Brian MacAodha

Uileann Pipe Player

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Tricia Smith

Les Miserables Singer

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Canice William

Smiths' Song Singer

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Patrick Foy

Cajun Trio

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Alan Murray

Cajun Trio

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Jody Campbell

Cajun Trio

Eanna MacLiam

Eanna MacLiam

Failed Drug Buyer

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Philomena Kavanagh

Rabbittes Neighbour

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Peter Rowen

Shy Skateboard Auditioner

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Eamonn O'Conner

Only De Lonely Singer

Maura O'Malley

Maura O'Malley

Joey's Mother

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Blaise Smith

Pool Hall Manager

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Derek Herbert

Duffy's Sidekick

Owen O'Gorman

Owen O'Gorman

Duffy's Sidekick

Pat Leavy

Pat Leavy

Unemployment Official

John Cronin

John Cronin

Kid with Horse

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Rynagh O'Grady

Bernie's Mother

Sheila Flitton

Sheila Flitton

Church Cleaner

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Michael Bolger

Community Centre Kid

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Mick Nolan

Imelda's Father

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Eileen Reid

Imelda's Mother

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Bob Navan

Regency Pub Barman

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Derek Duggan

Photographer

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Paddy O'Connor

Rock Salmon Man

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Paul Bushnell

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer

Jim Corr

Jim Corr

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

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Larry Hogan

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

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Bernard Keelan

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

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Ronan Hardiman

Dancehall Manager

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Mikel Murfi

Music Journalist

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Josylen Lyons

Deco's Fan

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Winston Dennis

Man in Limo

Alan Parker

Alan Parker

Eejit Record Producer

Sharon Corr

Sharon Corr

Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Caroline Corr

Caroline Corr

(uncredited)

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Gilbert White

Aul lad with horse (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-03-14

⭐ 7

"Jimmy" (Robert Arkins) is a bit of a restless, creative, spirit and a man who is bored with the Dublin music scene. To rectify matters, he and his pal "Joey" (Johnny Murphy) - aka 'The Lips" decide to hold auditions to create a band. A band with an unique sound to challenge the prevailing mediocrity. After some frankly hilarious auditions that pitch the tone deaf straight into the arms of the fashion police, the pair manage to assemble ten folks as different as gin and Guinness. It's no easy task moulding these disparate and lively individuals into one coherent unit, but oddly enough - despit…

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