Deliver Us from Eva
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| Directed by | Gary Hardwick |
| Written by | James Iver Mattson B. E. Brauner Gary Hardwick |
| Produced by | Paddy Cullen Len Amato |
| Starring | LL Cool J Gabrielle Union Duane Martin Essence Atkins Robinne Lee Meagan Good Mel Jackson Dartanyan Edmonds |
| Cinematography | Alexander Gruszynski |
| Edited by | Earl Watson |
| Music by | Marcus Miller |
| Distributed by | Focus Features |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $17.6 million |
Deliver Us from Eva is a 2003 American romantic comedy film starring LL Cool J and Gabrielle Union, revolving around LL's character, Ray, being paid to date a troublesome young lady named Eva (Union). It is considered by many as a modern update of William Shakespeare's play The Taming of the Shrew. It was released to the US theaters on February 7, 2003 by Focus Features, and also stars Essence Atkins, Duane Martin, and Mel Jackson.
The title is a play on a line of the Lord's Prayer: "And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil."