Film

The Fighting Temptations

2003 · 2h 2m · Comedy · Music · Romance

Don't fight the feeling.

IMDb

5.6

Rotten Tomatoes

42%

Metacritic

53

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.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Darrin Hill

Beyoncé

Lilly

Mike Epps

Lucius

Faith Evans

Maryann Hill

Steve Harvey

Miles Smoke

Wendell Pierce

Reverend Lewis

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Paulina Pritchett

Dave Sheridan

Bill

Angie Stone

Alma

Rue McClanahan

Nancy Stringer

Melba Moore

Bessie Cooley

Shirley Caesar

Herself

Dakin Matthews

Mr. Fairchild

Nicky Buggs

Sarah

Daphnée Duplaix Samuel

Tiffany

Lourdes Benedicto

Rosa Lopez

• Jonathan LynnDirector
• Elizabeth HunterScreenplay · Writer · Story
• Saladin K. PattersonScreenplay
• David GaleProducer
• Jeff PollackProducer
• Benny MedinaProducer
• Loretha C. JonesProducer
• Van TofflerExecutive Producer
• Affonso BeatoDirector of Photography
• Paul HirschEditor

The Fighting Temptations - Trailer

Release date

September 19, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 2m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$30,238,577

Genres

Comedy, Music, Romance

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