The Commitments (1991)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music

What to watch after The Commitments

• 24 Hour Party People (2002) — Same feel: cheerful, fun
• The General (1998) — Angeline Ball and Maria Doyle Kennedy appear in both
• The Long Good Friday (1980)
• The Five Heartbeats (1991) — Same feel: joyous, realistic
• The Doors (1991)
• Intermission (2003)