The Commitments

Name: The Commitments
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Released: 1991-08-14
Duration: 1 h 58 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Dave Finnegan

1991·Movie·R·118 min·★ 7.3(608)

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“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.

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About The Commitments

The Commitments is a 1991 English-language comedy, drama and music film directed by Alan Parker. The cast is led by Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball. It has a runtime of 1h 58m. Viewers rate it 7.3/10 across 600 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel.

The Commitments was produced by Beacon Communications, First Film Company, and Dirty Hands Productions and made in United States of America and United Kingdom. It was released on August 14, 1991, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $12 million, it went on to gross $15 million worldwide.

Director: Alan Parker
Writers: Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement, Roddy Doyle
Release date: August 14, 1991
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United States of America, United Kingdom
Budget: $12 million
Box office: $15 million
Production: Beacon Communications, First Film Company, Dirty Hands Productions

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The Commitments cast & crew

The Commitments was directed by Alan Parker and written by Ian La Frenais, Dick Clement, and Roddy Doyle.

The cast features 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, and Bronagh Gallagher as Bernie McGloughlin.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Wilson Pickett, cinematography is by Gale Tattersall, and it was produced by Roger Randall-Cutler and Lynda Myles.

Is The Commitments worth watching?

The Commitments holds an audience score of 7.3/10 from 608 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed comedy films.

At 1h 58m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy comedy, drama, and music, The Commitments is worth a place on your watchlist.

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