The Commitments
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The Commitments is a 1991 Irish musical comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about a working-class Dublin soul band and their chaotic rise and fall.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Commitments canonical | 11 |
| The Commitments (stage production) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4496172 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Commitments Context triple: [Colm Meaney, notableWork, The Commitments]
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A.
Jo's Boys
"Jo's Boys" is Louisa May Alcott’s sequel to "Little Men," continuing the story of Jo March and the grown-up students of Plumfield as they navigate adulthood and moral challenges.
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B.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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C.
The Cryan' Shames
The Cryan' Shames were a 1960s American rock band from Illinois known for their melodic, harmony-rich pop and regional hits like "Sugar and Spice."
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D.
Free Derry Corner
Free Derry Corner is an iconic civil rights monument in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, best known for its gable wall bearing the slogan "You are now entering Free Derry."
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E.
Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle is a Canadian comedy-drama television series set in St. John’s, Newfoundland, following a father-and-son private investigator team as they solve cases and navigate family dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Commitments Target entity description: The Commitments is a 1991 Irish musical comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about a working-class Dublin soul band and their chaotic rise and fall.
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A.
Jo's Boys
"Jo's Boys" is Louisa May Alcott’s sequel to "Little Men," continuing the story of Jo March and the grown-up students of Plumfield as they navigate adulthood and moral challenges.
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B.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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C.
The Cryan' Shames
The Cryan' Shames were a 1960s American rock band from Illinois known for their melodic, harmony-rich pop and regional hits like "Sugar and Spice."
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D.
Free Derry Corner
Free Derry Corner is an iconic civil rights monument in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, best known for its gable wall bearing the slogan "You are now entering Free Derry."
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E.
Republic of Doyle
Republic of Doyle is a Canadian comedy-drama television series set in St. John’s, Newfoundland, following a father-and-son private investigator team as they solve cases and navigate family dynamics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish film
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film ⓘ musical comedy-drama film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Roddy Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| award |
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
NERFINISHED
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BAFTA Award for Best Direction NERFINISHED ⓘ BAFTA Award for Best Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Commitments (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Bernie McGloughlin
NERFINISHED
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Billy Mooney NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Fay NERFINISHED ⓘ Deco Cuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Derek Scully NERFINISHED ⓘ Imelda Quirke NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey "The Lips" Fagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mickah Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ Natalie Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Outspan Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gale Tattersall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| director | Alan Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gerry Hambling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
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musical film ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackAlbum | The Commitments: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jimmy Rabbitte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicSupervisor | G. Marq Roswell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | working-class Dublin soul band ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
In the Midnight Hour
NERFINISHED
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Mustang Sally NERFINISHED ⓘ Try a Little Tenderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Andrew Strong
NERFINISHED
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Angeline Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Bronagh Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Finnegan NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Massey NERFINISHED ⓘ Félim Gormley NERFINISHED ⓘ Glen Hansard NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenneth McCluskey NERFINISHED ⓘ Maria Doyle Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Arkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Lynda Myles
NERFINISHED
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Roger Randall-Cutler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Beacon Communications
NERFINISHED
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First Film Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1991-08-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Dick Clement
NERFINISHED
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Ian La Frenais NERFINISHED ⓘ Roddy Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
aspiration
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music industry ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Commitments Description of subject: The Commitments is a 1991 Irish musical comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about a working-class Dublin soul band and their chaotic rise and fall.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Commitments (stage production)