They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
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.
The Commitments (1991) is a comedy, drama and music film directed by Alan Parker, released on August 14, 1991 with a runtime of 1h 58m. It stars Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball and Maria Doyle Kennedy. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 627 ratings.
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Robert Arkins
as Jimmy Rabbitte
Michael Aherne
as Steven Clifford
Angeline Ball
as Imelda Quirke
Maria Doyle Kennedy
as Natalie Murphy
Dave Finnegan
as Mickah Wallace
Bronagh Gallagher
as Bernie McGloughlin
Félim Gormley
as Dean Fay
Glen Hansard
as Outspan Foster
Dick Massey
as Billy Mooney
Johnny Murphy
as Joey 'The Lips' Fagan
Ken McCluskey
as Derek Scully
Andrew Strong
as Deco Cuffe
Directed by Alan Parker, written by Ian La Frenais, Roddy Doyle and Dick Clement, produced by Roger Randall-Cutler and Lynda Myles.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 627 ratings.
"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…
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The Commitments (1991) is available to stream on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus and Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Commitments (1991) includes Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Dave Finnegan. The film was directed by Alan Parker. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Commitments was released on August 14, 1991 and runs for 1h 58m.
The Commitments (1991) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 627 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and music films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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