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The Commitments

They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

7.3(635)19911h 58m4

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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Status
Released
Budget
$12M
Box office
$14.9M
Language
English
Part of The Barrytown Trilogy · 3 films
  • rock 'n' roll
  • dublin, ireland
  • ireland
  • soul music
  • irish
  • band
  • the barrytown trilogy
  • wilson pickett
  • cheerful

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Alan Parker

Produced in

United States of America, United Kingdom

Gallery

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalR14 Aug 1991
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical154 Oct 1991
    • Physical15Blu-ray & DVD2 Sept 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalM27 Sept 1991
  • BrazilBR

    • TV12TV Record3 Mar 2005
    • Physical12Bluray/DVD6 Mar 2009
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-71 Nov 1991
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical28 Aug 1991
    • PhysicalDVD & Blu-Ray12 Feb 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1217 Oct 1991
  • GreeceGR

    • TheatricalRe-Issue17 Jul 2025
  • IrelandIE

    • Theatrical154 Oct 1991
  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical1214 Feb 1992
    • Physical12DVD2 Jan 2003
    • TV12RTL 826 Feb 2008
  • New ZealandNZ

    • TheatricalPG10 Sept 1991
  • TürkiyeTR

    • Theatrical13 Dec 1991

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The Commitments was released on 14 August 1991.

Audience reviews

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  • C

    CinemaSerf

    3/14/2024

    7/10

    "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 pai…

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