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The Fighting Temptations

The Fighting Temptations

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The Fighting Temptations

"Don't fight the feeling."

2003

2h 2m

5.8(137 votes)

Comedy

Music

Romance

Overview

Darrin Hill, a slick-talking but down-on- his-luck NYC advertising exec, returns to his hometown in Georgia to claim the inheritance his aunt left him. But before Darrin can collect the money, he must fulfill his aunt's final wish -- to create a local choir.

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Social & External

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

MTV Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Darrin Hill

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

Lilly

Mike Epps

Mike Epps

Lucius

Faith Evans

Faith Evans

Maryann Hill

Steve Harvey

Steve Harvey

Miles Smoke

Wendell Pierce

Wendell Pierce

Reverend Lewis

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Paulina Pritchett

Dave Sheridan

Dave Sheridan

Bill

Angie Stone

Angie Stone

Alma

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

Nancy Stringer

Creative team

Directed by: Jonathan Lynn
Written by: Elizabeth Hunter
Saladin K. Patterson
Produced by: David Gale
Jeff Pollack

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