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The Commitments

1991Movie1 h 58 minR4 awards

ComedyDrama
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Letterboxd3.9/5Metacritic736.9Rotten Tomatoes91%89%
79
GreatGoodWatch score
IMDb7.6Letterboxd3.9/5Metacritic736.9Rotten Tomatoes91%89%

Summary

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.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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Hired for Their Looksin 74 titlesIn-universe Imelda was chosen as a back-up singer for this reason, although she turns out to be pretty talented like the other girls (justified because her actress Angeline Ball was hired for her sin…Hopeless Auditioneesin 100 titlesA montage (set to "Too Many Fish in the Sea") shows these appearing at Jimmy's door as he's trying to recruit his band.All 60 tropes

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