The Commitments

They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.

Duration: 118 min
Release date: 1991-08-14
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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.

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Robert Arkins
Robert Arkins
as Jimmy Rabbitte
Michael Aherne
Michael Aherne
as Steven Clifford
Angeline Ball
Angeline Ball
as Imelda Quirke
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Maria Doyle Kennedy
as Natalie Murphy
Dave Finnegan
Dave Finnegan
as Mickah Wallace
Bronagh Gallagher
Bronagh Gallagher
as Bernie McGloughlin
Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard
as Outspan Foster
Félim Gormley
Félim Gormley
as Dean Fay
Johnny Murphy
Johnny Murphy
as Joey 'The Lips' Fagan
Dick Massey
Dick Massey
as Billy Mooney
Andrew Strong
Andrew Strong
as Deco Cuffe
Ken McCluskey
Ken McCluskey
as Derek Scully
Colm Meaney
Colm Meaney
as Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.
Anne Kent
Anne Kent
as Mrs. Rabbitte
Andrea Corr
Andrea Corr
as Sharon Rabbitte
Gerard Cassoni
Gerard Cassoni
as Darren Rabbitte
Ruth Fairclough
Ruth Fairclough
as Rabbitte Twin
Lindsay Fairclough
Lindsay Fairclough
as Rabbitte Twin
Ger Ryan
Ger Ryan
as Pawnbroker
Liam Carney
Liam Carney
as Duffy
Mark O'Regan
Mark O'Regan
as Father Molloy
Phelim Drew
Phelim Drew
as Roddy the Reporter
Sean Hughes
Sean Hughes
as Dave from Eeijit Records
Philip Bredin
Philip Bredin
as Ray
Aoife Lawless
Aoife Lawless
as Imelda's Sister
Lance Daly
Lance Daly
as Kid with Harmonica
Conor Malone
Conor Malone
as Protest Song Singer
Jezz Bell
Jezz Bell
as Heavy Metal Singer
Colm MacConiomare
Colm MacConiomare
as Fiddler
Emily Dawson
Emily Dawson
as Punk Girl Singer
Dave Kane
Dave Kane
as Coconuts Trio
Kristel Harris
Kristel Harris
as Coconuts Trio
Maria Place
Maria Place
as Coconuts Trio
Brian MacAodha
Brian MacAodha
as Uileann Pipe Player
Tricia Smith
Tricia Smith
as Les Miserables Singer
Canice William
Canice William
as Smiths' Song Singer
Patrick Foy
Patrick Foy
as Cajun Trio
Jody Campbell
Jody Campbell
as Cajun Trio
Allan Murray
Allan Murray
as Cajun Trio
Eanna MacLiam
Eanna MacLiam
as Failed Drug Buyer
Philomena Kavanagh
Philomena Kavanagh
as Rabbittes Neighbour
Peter Rowen
Peter Rowen
as Shy Skateboard Auditioner
Eamonn O'Conner
Eamonn O'Conner
as Only De Lonely Singer
Maura O'Malley
Maura O'Malley
as Joey's Mother
Blaise Smith
Blaise Smith
as Pool Hall Manager
Derek Herbert
Derek Herbert
as Duffy's Sidekick
Owen O'Gorman
Owen O'Gorman
as Duffy's Sidekick
Pat Leavy
Pat Leavy
as Unemployment Official
John Cronin
John Cronin
as Kid with Horse
Rynagh O'Grady
Rynagh O'Grady
as Bernie's Mother
Sheila Flitton
Sheila Flitton
as Church Cleaner
Michael Bolger
Michael Bolger
as Community Centre Kid
Mick Nolan
Mick Nolan
as Imelda's Father
Eileen Reid
Eileen Reid
as Imelda's Mother
Bob Navan
Bob Navan
as Regency Pub Barman
Derek Duggan
Derek Duggan
as Photographer
Paddy O'Connor
Paddy O'Connor
as Rock Salmon Man
Jim Corr
Jim Corr
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
Larry Hogan
Larry Hogan
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
Bernard Keelan
Bernard Keelan
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band
Ronan Hardiman
Ronan Hardiman
as Dancehall Manager
Mikel Murfi
Mikel Murfi
as Music Journalist
Josylen Lyons
Josylen Lyons
as Deco's Fan
Winston Dennis
Winston Dennis
as Man in Limo
Alan Parker
Alan Parker
as Eejit Record Producer
Paul Bushnell
Paul Bushnell
as Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer
Sharon Corr
Sharon Corr
as Fiddle Player (uncredited)
Caroline Corr
Caroline Corr
as (uncredited)
Michael O'Reilly
Michael O'Reilly
as Greg
Gilbert White
Gilbert White
as Aul lad with horse (uncredited)
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