The Fighting Temptations
2003 · Movie · PG-13 · 122 min · ★ 5.8 · 48% critics
A fast-talking ad executive returns to his Georgia hometown hoping to collect an inheritance, only to learn he must rebuild a struggling church choir first. As the deadline approaches, he gathers an unlikely group of singers and gets pulled back into the community he once left behind.
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Details
- Years
- 2003
- Release date
- 2003-09-19
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 122 min
- Critic score
- 48/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.8/10 (136 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a light, upbeat music-centered comedy with church choir spirit, somewhere between Praise This and Music and Lyrics; Not for you if you need a strong story or subtle humor.
Pros: uplifting gospel music; feel-good energy; lively choir performances | Cons: thin story; uneven acting; predictable formula
Themes
- church choir
- romcom
- celebratory
Cast & crew
Cuba Gooding Jr.
as Darrin Hill
Beyoncé
as Lilly
Mike Epps
as Lucius
Faith Evans
as Maryann Hill
Steve Harvey
as Miles Smoke
Wendell Pierce
as Reverend Lewis
LaTanya Richardson Jackson
as Paulina Pritchett
Dave Sheridan
as Bill
Angie Stone
as Alma
Rue McClanahan
as Nancy Stringer
Directed by Jonathan Lynn