The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel of the same name by Roddy Doyle. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by Doyle, Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
Set in the Northside of Dublin, the film tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte(Robert Arkins), a young music fanatic who assembles a group of working-class youths to form a soul band named "The Commitments".
The film is the first in a series known as The Barrytown Trilogy, followed by [The Snapper(1993)](
lbry://@are-you-not-entertained#c/The.Snapper.1993#2) and [The Van(1996)](
lbry://@are-you-not-entertained#c/The.Van.1996#d).