The Commitments

The Commitments (1991)

They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

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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  • Release Date: 1991-08-14
  • Runtime: 1h 58min
  • Director: Alan Parker

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    Cast

    • 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

    • Félim Gormley

      Dean Fay

    • 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

      Duffy

    • Mark O'Regan

      Father Molloy

    • Phelim Drew

      Roddy the Reporter

    • Sean Hughes

      Dave from Eeijit Records

    • Philip Bredin

      Ray

    • Aoife Lawless

      Imelda's Sister

    • Lance Daly

      Kid with Harmonica

    • Conor Malone

      Protest Song Singer

    • Jezz Bell

      Heavy Metal Singer

    • Colm MacConiomare

      Fiddler

    • Emily Dawson

      Punk Girl Singer

    • Dave Kane

      Coconuts Trio

    • Kristel Harris

      Coconuts Trio

    • Maria Place

      Coconuts Trio

    • Brian MacAodha

      Uileann Pipe Player

    • Tricia Smith

      Les Miserables Singer

    • Canice William

      Smiths' Song Singer

    • Patrick Foy

      Cajun Trio

    • Jody Campbell

      Cajun Trio

    • Allan Murray

      Cajun Trio

    • Eanna MacLiam

      Failed Drug Buyer

    • Philomena Kavanagh

      Rabbittes Neighbour

    • Peter Rowen

      Shy Skateboard Auditioner

    • Eamonn O'Conner

      Only De Lonely Singer

    • Maura O'Malley

      Joey's Mother

    • Blaise Smith

      Pool Hall Manager

    • Derek Herbert

      Duffy's Sidekick

    • Owen O'Gorman

      Duffy's Sidekick

    • Pat Leavy

      Unemployment Official

    • John Cronin

      Kid with Horse

    • Rynagh O'Grady

      Bernie's Mother

    • Sheila Flitton

      Church Cleaner

    • Michael Bolger

      Community Centre Kid

    • Mick Nolan

      Imelda's Father

    • Eileen Reid

      Imelda's Mother

    • Bob Navan

      Regency Pub Barman

    • Derek Duggan

      Photographer

    • Paddy O'Connor

      Rock Salmon Man

    • Jim Corr

      Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

    • Larry Hogan

      Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

    • Bernard Keelan

      Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

    • Ronan Hardiman

      Dancehall Manager

    • Mikel Murfi

      Music Journalist

    • Josylen Lyons

      Deco's Fan

    • Winston Dennis

      Man in Limo

    • Alan Parker

      Eejit Record Producer

    • Paul Bushnell

      Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer

    • Sharon Corr

      Fiddle Player (uncredited)

    • Caroline Corr

      (uncredited)

    • Michael O'Reilly

      Greg

    • Gilbert White

      Aul lad with horse (uncredited)

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