Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)
For precious girls everywhere.
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 2009-11-06
- Runtime:
- 110 min
- Genres:
- Drama
- Director:
- Lee Daniels
- Top cast:
- Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 7.3/10 from 1,778 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 7.3/10