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The Commitments

1991·1h 58m·R
DramaMusicComedy
IMDb Rating
★ 7.6/10
42,912 votes
Metascore
73
Metacritic

Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.

The Commitments is a 1991 drama music movie directed by Alan Parker, starring Michael Aherne, Robert Arkins, Angeline Ball. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.6/10 from 42,912 votes and runs 1h 58m.

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Director
Alan Parker
Stars
Michael Aherne
Robert Arkins
Angeline Ball
Maria Doyle Kennedy
Details
1991-09-13
118 min
Movie
R
★ Ireland, United Kingdom, United States
★ English, Irish Gaelic
Keywords
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