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The Commitments

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1991
1h 58m
English
Comedy, Drama, Music
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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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Cast

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Robert Arkins
Jimmy Rabbitte
Michael Aherne
Steven Clifford
Angeline Ball
Imelda Quirke
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Natalie Murphy
Dave Finnegan
Mickah Wallace
Bronagh Gallagher
Bernie McGloughlin
Glen Hansard
Outspan Foster
Flim Gormley
Johnny Murphy
Joey 'The Lips' Fagan
Dick Massey
Billy Mooney
Andrew Strong
Deco Cuffe
Ken McCluskey
Derek Scully
Colm Meaney
Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Anne Kent
Mrs. Rabbitte
Andrea Corr
Sharon Rabbitte
Gerard Cassoni
Darren Rabbitte
Ruth Fairclough
Rabbitte Twin
Lindsay Fairclough
Rabbitte Twin
Ger Ryan
Pawnbroker
Liam Carney
Mark ORegan
Father Molloy
Phelim Drew
Roddy the Reporter
Sean Hughes
Dave from Eeijit Records
Philip Bredin
Aoife Lawless
Imelda's Sister
Directed By: Alan Parker
Written By: Dick Clement (Screenplay), Ian La Frenais (Screenplay), + 2 more

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Spiritualized Kaos says...
5 months ago
A group of unemployed Irishmen form a soul group
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jekyl6669 says...
2 years ago
A biopic about a band that's not real? Okay then. It's a lot of slurring, shouting and thick Irish accents screaming over each other in a fun ensemble piece about a burgeoning band that really has the goods, but get into their own way too much. The music in this is killer.
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faithful soul says...
7 years ago
The film is a lot of fun, with infectious music, and talented performances from a mostly unknown cast of actors. What really makes the film hit home, however, is the feel of the film, the time and the people of Dublin, that brings a heady sense of reality into the mix. Not as fresh as it was back in the 90's, but still a decent film to watch when you're in the mood for a little soul.
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moonkodi says...
8 years ago
Didn't like the first half. Is some guy ranting about soul supposed to give the movie a soul? Lower class people having fun on screen by getting drunk again, like that's the only way they can be portrayed as real and fun. Looks over grimey to be gritty. Punchlines ending in swear words and no laughs. Lad type sex ogling stuff at the girls corrrr dat arse etc. Completely mundane and slow. Second half is OK but all the outcomes are predictable
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Keeper70
8 years ago
It has been 26 years since The Commitments was made and shown in cinemas. Director Alan Parker once again showed the no matter the topic his ability to produce a bench-mark film for a genre or story was strong in during the 1980s and 90s.

Casting real musicians from Dublin, who had next to no ac More
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CinemaSerf
2 weeks ago
"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 mediocrit More
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