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The Commitments
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The Commitments

1991-08-14 · 118 min · ★ 7.3

Comedy · Drama · Music

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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Directors
Alan Parker
Production companies
Beacon Communications, First Film Company, Dirty Hands Productions
Countries
United States of America, United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 12,000,000
Revenue
USD 14,919,570

Top Cast

Robert ArkinsRobert ArkinsJimmy Rabbitte
Michael AherneMichael AherneSteven Clifford
Angeline BallAngeline BallImelda Quirke
Maria Doyle KennedyMaria Doyle KennedyNatalie Murphy
Dave FinneganDave FinneganMickah Wallace
Bronagh GallagherBronagh GallagherBernie McGloughlin
Félim GormleyDean Fay
Glen HansardGlen HansardOutspan Foster
Dick MasseyDick MasseyBilly Mooney
Johnny MurphyJohnny MurphyJoey 'The Lips' Fagan
Ken McCluskeyKen McCluskeyDerek Scully
Andrew StrongAndrew StrongDeco Cuffe
Colm MeaneyColm MeaneyJimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Anne KentAnne KentMrs. Rabbitte
Andrea CorrAndrea CorrSharon Rabbitte
Gerard CassoniDarren Rabbitte
Ruth FaircloughRabbitte Twin
Lindsay FaircloughRabbitte Twin
Michael O'ReillyGreg
Liam CarneyLiam CarneyDuffy

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