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The Commitments
They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
Comedy, Drama, Music - 1991
The Commitments
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7.6
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Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick 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.
Director:
,
Alan Parker
Cast:
,
Maria Doyle Kennedy
,
Bronagh Gallagher
,
Glen Hansard
,
Angeline Ball
,
Robert Arkins
,
Michael Aherne
,
Dave Finnegan
,
Félim Gormley
,
Johnny Murphy
,
Dick Massey

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Details

Rated:
R
Runtime:
118 min
Release date:
14 Aug 1991
Country:
IE, GB, US
Languages:
English, Irish
Budget:
$12,000,000
Revenue:
$14,919,570
Awards:
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 13 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
Mr. Parker is capable of whipping a series of quick, well-edited snippets into a happy collage of musical high spirits.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
fresh:
Foul-mouthed, fast-talking and very funny, this is Parker's best to date.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
24 Jun 2006
fresh:
This is probably Alan Parker's best film, in part because it's one of his most modest.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
10 Mar 2008
fresh:
Director Alan Parker's story of a band of young Dubliners playing American '60s soul is fresh, well-executed and original.
– Variety Staff,
Variety,
10 Mar 2008
fresh:
The film offers no message, no solutions, only a great time at the movies.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
20 Aug 2008
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