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1987 novel
The Commitments (1987) (originally to be called The Partitions) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. The first episode in The Barrytown Trilogy, it
The_Commitments_(novel)
1991 film directed by Alan Parker
The Commitments is a 1991 musical comedy-drama film based on the 1987 novel by Roddy Doyle. It was directed by Alan Parker from a screenplay written by
The_Commitments_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
The Commitments may refer to: The Commitments (novel), a 1987 novel by Roddy Doyle The Commitments (film), a 1991 film adaptation of the book The Commitments
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"Commitment" (Monica song), 2019 The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, a 2005 book by Dan Savage The Commitments (novel), a 1987 novel by
Commitment
Musical written by Roddy Doyle
has insisted that The Commitments is not a jukebox musical. The musical is based on the 1987 novel, by Roddy Doyle. Following the 1991 film adaptation
The_Commitments_(musical)
Irish media franchise by Roddy Doyle
and 20th Century Fox bought the rights to the 1987 novel The Commitments by Roddy Doyle shortly after it was published. The book was successful, as was
Barrytown_(franchise)
Touring band members part-reprising their roles from a 1991 film
which itself was based on the Roddy Doyle novel of the same name. Since 1993 The Stars From The Commitments have toured extensively across Canada, USA
The Stars from the Commitments
The_Stars_from_the_Commitments
Irish author and screenwriter (born 1958)
reside at the National Library of Ireland. Doyle's first three novels, The Commitments (1987), The Snapper (1990) and The Van (1991) comprise The Barrytown
Roddy_Doyle
Book by Anaïs Nin
A Spy in the House of Love is a 1954 novel by Anaïs Nin. Alongside her other novels, Ladders to Fire, Children of the Albatross, The Four-Chambered Heart
A_Spy_in_the_House_of_Love
2025 novel by Lily King
for years, the three are reunited as a result of a crisis. The novel touches on themes of intimacy, commitment, grief, and motherhood. The first part
Heart_the_Lover
2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger
The Devil Wears Prada is a 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger about a young woman hired as a personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor, a
The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(novel)
Compulsory hospitalization
Act 2007 Special commitment center Ulysses contract Cool Hand Luke if.... Forrest Gump (novel) Forrest Gump (film) based on the novel Girl, Interrupted
Involuntary_commitment
2013 Irish novel in English by Roddy Doyle
old friends, but time has moved on for all of them. The man who created the soul band, The Commitments, is now forty-seven, with a loving wife, four children
The_Guts_(novel)
1978 biographical novel by William Arnold
memoir in the form of a novel by the American author William Arnold, first published by McGraw-Hill in 1978. It follows his inquiry into the involuntary
Shadowland_(Arnold_novel)
Novel by Roddy Doyle
The Snapper (1990) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and the second novel in The Barrytown Trilogy. The plot revolves around unmarried Sharon Rabbitte's
The_Snapper_(novel)
Series of space opera novels by James S. A. Corey
Franck. The first novel, Leviathan Wakes, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2012. The complete series was nominated for the Hugo Award
The_Expanse_(novel_series)
2026 film by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller
and written by Drew Goddard, based on the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. It stars Ryan Gosling, who also produced the film; Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, and
Project_Hail_Mary_(film)
1996 film by Stephen Frears
Frears. The first film of the trilogy, The Commitments (1991), was directed by Alan Parker. It was entered into the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars
The_Van_(1996_film)
1938 novel by Jean-Paul Sartre
is a philosophical novel by the existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, published in 1938. It is Sartre's first novel. The novel takes place in 'Bouville'
Nausea_(novel)
2011 novel by Colin Meloy
fantasy novel by The Decemberists' Colin Meloy, illustrated by his wife Carson Ellis. The 541-page novel, inspired by classic fantasy novels and folk
Wildwood_(novel)
American dystopian television series
The Testaments is an American dystopian drama television series produced for Hulu, based on the 2019 novel The Testaments by Margaret Atwood. It serves
The_Testaments_(TV_series)
2024 novel by Sally Rooney
Intermezzo is the fourth novel by Irish author Sally Rooney, published by Faber & Faber on 24 September 2024. Set in Dublin and rural Ireland, the novel follows
Intermezzo_(novel)
2006 film by David Frankel
screenplay, written by Aline Brosh McKenna, is based on the 2003 novel by Lauren Weisberger. The film stars Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Stanley Tucci,
The_Devil_Wears_Prada_(film)
Canadian writer
He is best known for his series Novels of the Malazan Empire, which is set in the same world as the Malazan Book of the Fallen epic fantasy series written
Ian_C._Esslemont
Canon of the greatest Chinese novels
Classic Novels in Chinese opera Classic Chinese Novels (traditional Chinese: 古典小說; simplified Chinese: 古典小说; pinyin: gǔdiǎn xiǎoshuō) are the best-known
Classic_Chinese_Novels
1872 novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky
sɨ]; sometimes also called The Possessed or The Devils) is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in the journal The Russian Messenger in 1871–72
Demons_(Dostoevsky_novel)
2022 television series from Netflix
and Yaya DaCosta also star. The first season is based on Connelly's 2008 novel The Brass Verdict, a sequel to his novel The Lincoln Lawyer. It premiered
The Lincoln Lawyer (TV series)
The_Lincoln_Lawyer_(TV_series)
1995 novel by Nick Hornby
Broadway musical in 2006 and a TV series in 2020. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read. Rob Fleming is a 35-year-old man who owns a
High_Fidelity_(novel)
1963 novel by Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar is the only novel written by the American writer and poet Sylvia Plath. Originally published under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" in 1963
The_Bell_Jar
2020 novel by Roddy Doyle
Love is a 2020 novel by Irish author Roddy Doyle. The novel takes place in Dublin, mostly in a pub, and concerns two friends, Joe and Davy, who have reconnected
Love_(Doyle_novel)
2010 novel by Justin Cronin
The Passage is a novel by Justin Cronin, published in 2010 by Ballantine Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. The Passage debuted at #3
The_Passage_(Cronin_novel)
Novel series by Justin Cronin
The Passage is a novel series by Justin Cronin. There are three published books in the series. The film rights were acquired by Fox Entertainment Group
The_Passage_(novel_series)
1973 novel by Erica Jong
novel by Erica Jong. It became controversial for its portrayal of female sexuality, and figured in the development of second-wave feminism. The novel
Fear_of_Flying_(novel)
1987 novel by Jeannette Winterson
The Passion is a 1987 novel by British novelist Jeanette Winterson. The novel depicts a young French soldier in the Napoleonic army during 1805 as he
The_Passion_(novel)
South Korean boy band
others. Their 2016 album Wings was inspired by Hermann Hesse's coming of age novel, Demian. Their song "Blood Sweat & Tears" quotes Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus
BTS
Novel by José Rizal
"Touch Me Not") is a novel by Filipino writer and activist José Rizal and was published during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines. It explores
Noli_Me_Tángere_(novel)
1997 novel by Arundhati Roy
The God of Small Things is the 1997 debut novel written by Indian author Arundhati Roy. The novel follows the seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel as
The_God_of_Small_Things
British television series
is a British period comedy-drama television series based on the Rutshire Chronicles novel series by Jilly Cooper. It stars an ensemble cast including
Rivals_(TV_series)
Irish singer and actress
of the same name by Sally Andrew. Doyle Kennedy has also appeared in numerous films, including The Commitments (1991), The Matchmaker (1997), The General
Maria_Doyle_Kennedy
2012 novel by Gillian Flynn
people incapable of making commitments, but in this novel, she tried to depict the ultimate commitment, marriage: "I liked the idea of marriage told as
Gone_Girl_(novel)
American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
said she had lost muscle during her film commitments and not been able to regain her full strength for the Tate fight. Rousey defended her UFC Women's
Ronda_Rousey
1998 novel by James Alan Gardner
Commitment Hour is a science fiction novel by Canadian writer James Alan Gardner, published in 1998. The novel is set in Gardner's "League of Peoples's"
Commitment_Hour
2026 romantic drama film by Emerald Fennell
Fennell. Loosely based on the 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, the film is a reinterpretation intended by Fennell to "recreate the feeling of a teenage girl
Wuthering_Heights_(2026_film)
Leader of China since 2012
China in the primary stage of socialism. The thought's main elements are summarized in the ten affirmations, the fourteen commitments, and the thirteen
Xi_Jinping
Fictional character from Game Changers
romance novel series Game Changers (2018–2022) and its television adaptation Heated Rivalry (2025–present). He appears in all six published novels, serving
Ilya_Rozanov
1976 novel by Manuel Puig
Kiss of the Spider Woman (Spanish: El beso de la mujer araña) is a 1976 novel by Argentine writer Manuel Puig. It depicts the daily conversations between
Kiss of the Spider Woman (novel)
Kiss_of_the_Spider_Woman_(novel)
Chronic multi-symptomatic pain disorder
Greenlights Tonmya for Fibromyalgia Treatment". 22 August 2025. "Tonmya – Novel Fibromyalgia Treatment but Will it Deliver?". Fibromyalgiafund.org. 18 July
Fibromyalgia
English actress and novelist (1937–2020)
filming commitments, as she felt that she "lacked the right experience to film such a big continuing drama", so was replaced by Glynis Barber. In the 1990s
Jill_Gascoine
Series of novels and stories by Lee Child
is a series of novels, novellas and short stories by British author Jim Grant under the pen name Lee Child. As of November 2025, the series includes
Jack_Reacher_(novel_series)
American actress (born 1975)
based on the novel by Alessandro Baricco, starring Salma Hayek and Demián Bichir. Jolie also starred in Pablo Larraín's biographical film about the final
Angelina_Jolie
1934 mystery novel by Agatha Christie
the Orient Express is a mystery novel by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the
Murder_on_the_Orient_Express
Upcoming miniseries by Mike Flanagan
miniseries developed by Mike Flanagan, based on the 1974 novel Carrie by Stephen King. Starring Summer H. Howell in the titular role, it also features Siena Agudong
Carrie_(miniseries)
2020 novel by Louise Erdrich
The Night Watchman is a novel by American author Louise Erdrich, first published on March 3, 2020, by HarperCollins. The novel is set in the 1950s. This
The_Night_Watchman_(novel)
American multinational technology conglomerate
Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2010. Rothfeld, Becca, "Why the American Novel Refused to Grow Up", The New Yorker,
Amazon_(company)
South African and American actress (born 1975)
returns. In 2015, Theron played the sole survivor of the massacre of her family in the film adaptation of the Gillian Flynn novel Dark Places, directed by Gilles
Charlize_Theron
English rock band
leaving the Who, effectively ending the band. After the Who's break-up, Townshend focused on solo albums such as White City: A Novel (1985), The Iron Man
The_Who
Country within the United Kingdom
and Walter Scott, whose Waverley Novels did much to define Scottish identity in the 19th century. Towards the end of the Victorian era a number of Scottish-born
Scotland
American post-apocalyptic drama television series (2010–2022)
own terms due to other commitments or changes, with the writings adopting the plot around these changes: Andrew Lincoln played the series's protagonist
The_Walking_Dead_(TV_series)
English mystery and detective writer (1890–1976)
detective novels and 14 short-story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot (with the novel debut being The Mysterious
Agatha_Christie
Upcoming film by Denis Villeneuve
co-wrote the screenplay with Brian K. Vaughan. Based on the 1969 novel Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert, it is the sequel to Dune: Part Two (2024) and the third
Dune:_Part_Three
German football manager (born 1973)
alcohol. He considers himself an avid reader, namely of crime thriller novels and books about architecture and design, and is also a fan of tennis, rock
Thomas_Tuchel
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953
Chernyshevsky's pro-revolutionary novel What Is to Be Done?, and Alexander Kazbegi's The Patricide, with Stalin adopting the nickname "Koba" from its bandit
Joseph_Stalin
British television soap opera
novels, detailing the lives of many of the show's original characters before 1985, when events on screen took place. Kate Lock also wrote four novels
EastEnders
English rock band (1968–1980)
Plant continued his touring commitments with Alison Krauss, stating in September 2008 that he would not record or tour with the band. "I told them I was
Led_Zeppelin
1916 novel
The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse (Spanish: Los cuatro jinetes del Apocalipsis) is a novel by the Spanish author Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. First published
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (novel)
The_Four_Horsemen_of_the_Apocalypse_(novel)
Upcoming television season
material from the appendices of the novel The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). Set thousands of years before the novel in Middle-earth's Second Age, the season takes
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3
The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Rings_of_Power_season_3
2014 American film
Nicholas Sparks' 2011 novel. The film stars James Marsden and Michelle Monaghan with Luke Bracey and Liana Liberato. The film—the story of Dawson and Amanda—moves
The_Best_of_Me_(2014_film)
American actress (born 1970)
2018, Hall was part of the ensemble cast of the drama film The Hate U Give, based on the 2017 novel. Hall had the lead in Support the Girls, a film directed
Regina_Hall
a lasting impact, however. While the major performers of R&D largely maintained their commitments, the pain of the U.S. recession was felt mainly by
Economy_of_the_United_States
American heavy metal band
the themes are derived from literature, such as the novels of George Orwell. The music of Megadeth and its underground metal contemporaries from the 1980s
Megadeth
2025 Chinese television series
Ruohan. The plot is adapted from the Chinese Web novel (Chinese: 爱你，是我做过最好的事, lit. 'Loving You, Is the Best Thing I'll Ever Do') by Sheng Li. On 25 February
The_Best_Thing_(TV_series)
2011 video game
the version "1.19.84", a reference to the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. The "Mob Vote" was an online event organized by Mojang in which the Minecraft
Minecraft
observed, contrasting object. Cryptomnesia, where a memory is mistaken for novel thought or imagination, because there is no subjective experience of it
List_of_cognitive_biases
2022 American gothic horror television series
Rice's novels in 2020. The series premiered on October 2, 2022, with the first two seasons covering the events of the novel. The series returned for a
Interview with the Vampire (TV series)
Interview_with_the_Vampire_(TV_series)
Hong Kong actor
the title character of The Last Emperor (1987) but declined due to prior commitments. The role later went to John Lone. Leung went on to star in the international
Tony_Leung_Ka-fai
South Korean multinational corporation
from the original on July 12, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2021. Shin, Min-hee (November 4, 2021). "HYBE sets its sights on webtoons, web novels, NFTs
Hybe
Country in Oceania
anthem. Miles Franklin is the namesake of Australia's most prestigious literary prize, awarded annually to the best novel about Australian life. Its
Australia
British statesman and writer (1874–1965)
included a novel (Savrola), two biographies, memoirs, histories, and press articles. Two of his most famous works were his six-volume memoir, The Second World
Winston_Churchill
1939 novel by Mulk Raj Anand
The Village is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand first published in 1939. This book was the first of a trilogy that included Across the Black Waters and The Sword
The_Village_(Anand_novel)
2004 American romantic drama film by Nick Cassavetes
based on the 1996 novel by Nicholas Sparks. The film stars Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams as a young couple who fall in love in the 1940s. Their story
The_Notebook
Nationwide armed struggle in Mexico (1910–1920)
California Press, 3rd edition, 2005 Mraz, John. Photographing the Mexican Revolution: Commitments, Testimonies, Icons. Austin: University of Texas Press 2012
Mexican_Revolution
Three-volume work by Karl Marx, 1867–1894
style—which can be read as a Gothic novel, a picaresque journey, or a satire—is a deliberate strategy to do justice to the "deranged logic" and "metaphysical
Das_Kapital
1987 film by Joel Schumacher
was given a copy of the script and asked to write a novelization to accompany the film's release. At the time, Gardner was, like the Frog brothers, managing
The_Lost_Boys
British TV teen sitcom
version of The Inbetweeners. The pilot was not picked up by the network, but they have given Morris and Beesley a second blind script commitment for a future
The_Inbetweeners
Japanese writer (born 1949)
(村上 春樹, Murakami Haruki; born January 12, 1949) is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been best-sellers in Japan and internationally
Haruki_Murakami
Upcoming film by Mike Flanagan
Watkins to direct the film due to Flanagan's commitments to his The Exorcist film. In June 2025, Flanagan revealed in a Tumblr post that the film was not going
Untitled_The_Exorcist_film
Scottish football manager (born 1941)
regain the Premier League began indifferently because of their commitments to other competitions. He was willing to "pay for the progress" made in the Champions
Alex_Ferguson
Country in Southeast Asia
Disarmament Agreements and Commitments" (PDF). 2019 Compliance Report. United States Department of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2021
Myanmar
American television series
campaign was announced to include The Art of The Mandalorian (Season One) by Phil Szostak, an original adult novel written by Adam Christopher and published
The_Mandalorian
American multinational technology company
dominance. The company released Windows 95 on August 24, 1995, featuring pre-emptive multitasking, a completely new user interface with a novel start button
Microsoft
American industrial rock band
October 8, 2007, that Nine Inch Nails had fulfilled its contractual commitments to Interscope Records and was now free to proceed as a "totally free
Nine_Inch_Nails
Country in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
century, rising from the 32nd most populous in the union to the 7th. Under Lenin, the state made explicit commitments to promote the equality of men and
Soviet_Union
2012 American film
the manuscripts were never recovered. Roger Ebert points out the similarity between the name of the character "The Old Man" and Hemingway's novel The
The_Words_(film)
1958 English-language fiction book by Peter George
Red Alert is a 1958 novel by Peter George about nuclear war. The book provided the underlying narrative structure for Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove
Red_Alert_(novel)
1861–1865 conflict in the United States
John Jakes The March: A Novel (2005) by E. L. Doctorow, fictionalized account of Sherman's March to the Sea The Birth of a Nation (1915, US) The General
American_Civil_War
Australian actor and singer (born 1968)
chosen to play the character, but turned it down due to other commitments. Speaking to the British Press Association in 2011, Jackman said: "I was about
Hugh_Jackman
Founder of Islam (c. 570–632)
face veiled, aimed in particular at illiterates and children in the manner of graphic novels. Reproduced through lithography, these were essentially "printed
Muhammad
State in southwestern India
2012. Lyall, Sarah (15 October 1997). "Indian's First Novel Wins Booker Prize in Britain". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 November 2007. Murdoch Books
Kerala
2002 film by Michael Rymer
of the Damned by Anne Rice, the third novel of the book series The Vampire Chronicles, although the film contains many plot elements from the novel's 1985
Queen_of_the_Damned
American supernatural horror television series
series based on Stephen King's 1986 novel It. Serving as a prequel to the films It (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019), the series was developed by Andy Muschietti
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THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
Female
Greek
 Short form of Greek and Latin Dorothea, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, derived from the Middle English word tye, TYE means "pasture."
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THU means "autumn."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Gift of God
Boy/Male
Native American
Rock.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Commitment, Pledge, Delegation
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly East Anglia)
English (mainly East Anglia) : topographic name for someone who lived by a common pasture, Middle English tye (Old English tēag).North German : from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Commitment; Pledge; Delegation
Girl/Female
Greek American
Goddess; godly. Also as abbreviation of names like Althea and Dorothea. The mythological Thea was...
Boy/Male
English
From the enclosure.
Girl/Female
Greek
Untamed.
Male
English
Short form of English Theodore, THEO means "gift of God," and other names beginning with Theo-.
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend American Hebrew Spanish
Arthur's brother.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name THI means "poem."
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name TSE means "rock."
Female
English
 Pet form of English Theodora, THEA means "gift of God." Compare with another form of Thea.
Boy/Male
Greek American German
God given.
Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Tye.
Female
German
Pet form of German Kätharina, KÄTHE means "pure."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : status name from Middle English thewe ‘thrall’, ‘slave’ (Old English þēow).
THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Practice; Study
Girl/Female
Hindu
A stream
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Christy, KRISTY means "believer" or "follower of Christ."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Dominicus, DOMENICO means "belongs to the lord."
Female
Japanese
Japanese name CHIASA means "one thousand mornings."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Divyaraj | திவà¯à®¯à®°à®¾à®œ
Brilliant, Extraordinary
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lotus Holder
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Calm
Boy/Male
Hindu
Female
French
Possibly a French feminine form of Hebrew Uriah, URILLA means "flame of Jehovah" or "God is my light."
THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
THE COMMITMENTS-NOVEL
n.
The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
n.
The parson bird.
n.
The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.
v. t.
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
n.
A second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to a committee.
n.
A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or blunder; commission.
v. t.
See Tie, the proper orthography.
pron.
The objective case of they. See They.
n.
The nodule of earth from which the ball is struck in golf.
pron.
Of thee, or belonging to thee; the more common form of thine, possessive case of thou; -- used always attributively, and chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See Thine.
n.
A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.
n.
The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition or a bill.
def. art.
The.
v. i.
See Thee.
n.
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
adv.
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
n.
The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing, endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being pledged or engaged.
obj.
The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively, but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to persons without an antecedent expressed.
definite article.
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
n.
The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment.