The Commitments

1991 | 1h 58min | 7.3

Five chords, three girls, one impossible dream.

The Commitments
7.3

Overview

In Dublin's working-class neighborhoods, a young man with little more than ambition decides to assemble a soul band from unlikely recruits. What begins as a scrappy scheme to bring American soul music to Irish street kids becomes something messier and more real: a collision of musical dreams with the friction of actual human beings trying to make something matter in a place where nothing ever seems to change.

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  • Director Alan Parker
  • Year1991
  • Runtime1h 58min
  • StatusReleased
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The Commitments

1991 | 1h 58min
Comedy | Drama | Music
★ 7.3
MOVIEVIA.COM
PACING
3.3
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
3.5
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
3.3
Light Dark
VISUALS
5.0
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
BAND • DUBLIN, IRELAND • IRELAND

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