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The Commitments

The Commitments 1991

They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

7.2 HD Movie 1h 58m 1991-08-14 Released
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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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.

Original title The Commitments
Release Date 1991-08-14
Runtime 1h 58m
Status Released
Director Alan Parker
Budget $12,000,000
Revenue $14,919,570
Production Beacon Communications
Language English
Country United States of America