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The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 American musical dramedy film produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. It stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as the film's protagonist as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer (Beyoncé Knowles) with whom he soon falls in love. The film is notable for its soundtrack and all star cast. The film begins in the year 1980, where a young boy named Darrin Hill (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and his mother MaryAnn (Faith Evans) are run out of town after MaryAnn was discovered to be singing secular... MORE

The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 American musical dramedy film produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. It stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as the film's protagonist as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer (Beyoncé Knowles) with whom he soon falls in love. The film is notable for its soundtrack and all star cast. The film begins in the year 1980, where a young boy named Darrin Hill (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) and his mother MaryAnn (Faith Evans) are run out of town after MaryAnn was discovered to be singing secular music when she sings in a church choir also. Their aunt Sally (Ann Nesby) tries to defend MaryAnn but it fails. The church's pastor Reverend Lewis (Wendell Pierce) is too afraid of the other church members to let her stay. MaryAnn and Darrin are last seen saying goodbye to Aunt Sally, as they sadly wave goodbye to each other. Twenty-three years later, Darrin has grown up to become a successful advertising executive in New York City with a bad habit of lying. His best friend and secretary Rosa Lopez (Lourdes Benedicto) does a good job at keeping his credit problems under control. However, Darrin has LESS