The Commitments fingerprintBig heart, strong craft.
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
Standout score
Fast-paced
Fast from start to finish.
The Commitments is fast-paced.
Hopeful and nostalgic
Much of it is about growing up and family.
Emotionally, it's hopeful, nostalgic, and cathartic. Much of it is about growing up and family.
Some situational comedy and sharp wit
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect some situational comedy and sharp wit.
Everyday modern life, growing up, and show business
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, growing up, and show business. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, dialogue, and characters
The performances, dialogue, and characters stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every movie. Select a row to see all of them.
They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
The Commitments is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Peacock, Philo, and TCM in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 7.6 and Metacritic 73). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: strong language.
1 h 58 min
The Commitments runs 1 h 58 min.
Yes. Critics average 73 and audiences 73 out of 100, so both groups see The Commitments much the same way.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $12 million to make and earned $15 million worldwide, 1.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Irish. Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States.
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TV Tropes lists 60 storytelling tropes for The Commitments, including Right on Queue, The Pete Best, The Friend Nobody Likes.
7.6
