The Commitments
The Commitments
The Commitments
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1991
1h 58m
7.3(575 votes)
Comedy
Drama
Music

Overview

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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Beacon Pictures

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Cast & Crew

70 members
Acting

Robert Arkins

Jimmy Rabbitte

Robert Arkins
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Michael Aherne

Steven Clifford

Michael Aherne
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Angeline Ball

Imelda Quirke

Angeline Ball
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Maria Doyle Kennedy

Natalie Murphy

Maria Doyle Kennedy
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Dave Finnegan

Mickah Wallace

Dave Finnegan
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Bronagh Gallagher

Bernie McGloughlin

Bronagh Gallagher
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Glen Hansard

Outspan Foster

Glen Hansard
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Félim Gormley

Dean Fay

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Johnny Murphy

Joey 'The Lips' Fagan

Johnny Murphy
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Dick Massey

Billy Mooney

Dick Massey
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Andrew Strong

Deco Cuffe

Andrew Strong
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Ken McCluskey

Derek Scully

Ken McCluskey
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Colm Meaney

Jimmy Rabbitte, Sr.

Colm Meaney
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Anne Kent

Mrs. Rabbitte

Anne Kent
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Andrea Corr

Sharon Rabbitte

Andrea Corr
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Gerard Cassoni

Darren Rabbitte

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Ruth Fairclough

Rabbitte Twin

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Lindsay Fairclough

Rabbitte Twin

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Ger Ryan

Pawnbroker

Ger Ryan
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Liam Carney

Duffy

Liam Carney
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Mark O'Regan

Father Molloy

Mark O'Regan
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Phelim Drew

Roddy the Reporter

Phelim Drew
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Sean Hughes

Dave from Eeijit Records

Sean Hughes
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Philip Bredin

Ray

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Aoife Lawless

Imelda's Sister

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Directing

Lance Daly

Kid with Harmonica

Lance Daly
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Conor Malone

Protest Song Singer

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Jezz Bell

Heavy Metal Singer

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Colm MacConiomare

Fiddler

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Art

Emily Dawson

Punk Girl Singer

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Dave Kane

Coconuts Trio

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Kristel Harris

Coconuts Trio

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Maria Place

Coconuts Trio

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Brian MacAodha

Uileann Pipe Player

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Tricia Smith

Les Miserables Singer

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Canice William

Smiths' Song Singer

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Patrick Foy

Cajun Trio

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Jody Campbell

Cajun Trio

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Allan Murray

Cajun Trio

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Eanna MacLiam

Failed Drug Buyer

Eanna MacLiam
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Philomena Kavanagh

Rabbittes Neighbour

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Peter Rowen

Shy Skateboard Auditioner

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Eamonn O'Conner

Only De Lonely Singer

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Maura O'Malley

Joey's Mother

Maura O'Malley
Sound

Blaise Smith

Pool Hall Manager

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Derek Herbert

Duffy's Sidekick

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Owen O'Gorman

Duffy's Sidekick

Owen O'Gorman
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Pat Leavy

Unemployment Official

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John Cronin

Kid with Horse

John Cronin
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Rynagh O'Grady

Bernie's Mother

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Sheila Flitton

Church Cleaner

Sheila Flitton
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Michael Bolger

Community Centre Kid

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Mick Nolan

Imelda's Father

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Eileen Reid

Imelda's Mother

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Bob Navan

Regency Pub Barman

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Derek Duggan

Photographer

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Paddy O'Connor

Rock Salmon Man

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Jim Corr

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

Jim Corr
Camera

Larry Hogan

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

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Bernard Keelan

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band

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Sound

Ronan Hardiman

Dancehall Manager

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Mikel Murfi

Music Journalist

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Josylen Lyons

Deco's Fan

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Winston Dennis

Man in Limo

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Directing

Alan Parker

Eejit Record Producer

Alan Parker
Acting

Paul Bushnell

Avant-Garde-A-Clue Band / Eejit Engineer

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Sharon Corr

Fiddle Player (uncredited)

Sharon Corr
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Caroline Corr

(uncredited)

Caroline Corr
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Michael O'Reilly

Greg

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Crew

Gilbert White

Aul lad with horse (uncredited)

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