Movie
The Commitments
They had nothing to lose, they risked it all.
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.
Streaming, rental and purchase options
Where to watch in United States
Checked Sep 5, 2026
The Commitments is available to stream on Peacock Premium, Shout! Factory TV (Via Amazon Prime), Fubo, Fawesome, Peacock, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV, and YouTube in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Watch free
Synopsis
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.
More about The Commitments
Cast
Robert ArkinsJimmy Rabbitte
Michael AherneSteven Clifford
Angeline BallImelda Quirke
Maria Doyle KennedyNatalie Murphy
Dave FinneganMickah Wallace
Bronagh GallagherBernie McGloughlin
Glen HansardOutspan FosterCredits
- Directed by
- Alan Parker
- Written by
- Dick Clement, Ian La Frenais, Roddy Doyle, Roddy Doyle
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Barrytown Trilogy
- Budget
- $12M
- Box office
- $14.9M
Production
- Beacon CommunicationsUnited States
- First Film CompanyUnited Kingdom
- Dirty Hands ProductionsUnited Kingdom
