Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009·1h 50m
7.3/ 10 (1,760 votes)
“For precious girls everywhere.”
Drama
Overview
In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret – she can't read.
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Director
Lee Daniels
Writers
Geoffrey S. Fletcher
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Cast
Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
Mo'Nique
Mary
Paula Patton
Ms. Rain
Mariah Carey
Ms. Weiss
Sherri Shepherd
Cornrows
Lenny Kravitz
Nurse John
Stephanie Andujar
Rita
Chyna Layne
Rhonda
Amina Robinson
Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
Joann
Details
Language
en
Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box Office
$48M
