The Fighting Temptations (2003)

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Studio: Paramount Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Sep 19, 2003
Running Time: 118 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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When slick-talking New York City advertising executive Darrin Hill travels back to his hometown of Monte Carlo, Georgia to claim the inheritence his aunt Sally left him, he finds he must fulfill her last wish before he can collect--create a gospel choir and lead it to success. But with a town full of tin ears and a shortage of singers, Darrin is about ready to give up and head back to the city where he belongs--until he runs into Lilly. A beautiful nightclub singer with a voice that could rock the competition at the annual Gospel Explosion, Lilly is just the miracle Darrin is looking for--if he can persuade her to sing.
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Maryann Hill
Bessie Cooley
Paulina Pritchett
Nancy Stringer
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Darrin (Cuba Gooding, Jr.), an advertising executive living in New York, is totally bankrupt--both morally and financially. On the same day he gets fired from his job for embellishing his résumé, Darrin finds out his aunt has died and he must travel back to his hometown in Georgia to attend her funeral. Turns out auntie left a small fortune for Darrin in her will, but there's a catch: In order to collect the inheritance, he must first lead the local church gospel choir to success at the annual… Continued