Rating:
7.3/10 by 1609 users
Precious (2009)
Set 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; 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.
Directing:
- Lee Daniels
- Geoffrey Fletcher
- Sapphire
Release Date:
Fri, Nov 06, 2009
Rating: 7.3/10 by 1609 users
Alternative Title:
Preciosa - Uma História de Esperança - BR
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire - US
珍爱人生 - CN
프레셔스 - KR
La véritable Précious Jones - CA
Precious - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Italiano
Runtime: 01 hour 50 minutes
Budget: $10,000,000
Revenue: $47,536,959
Plot Keyword: rape, aids, illiteracy, unwillingly pregnant, balloon, school, crying, motorcycle, cynical, harlem, new york city, angry, aggressive, frantic, 1980s, abusive mother, desperate, furious, apathetic, callous, derogatory, enraged, frightened, frustrated, harsh, horrified
Rating: 7.3/10 by 1609 users
Alternative Title:
Preciosa - Uma História de Esperança - BR
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire - US
珍爱人生 - CN
프레셔스 - KR
La véritable Précious Jones - CA
Precious - ES
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Italiano
Runtime: 01 hour 50 minutes
Budget: $10,000,000
Revenue: $47,536,959
Plot Keyword: rape, aids, illiteracy, unwillingly pregnant, balloon, school, crying, motorcycle, cynical, harlem, new york city, angry, aggressive, frantic, 1980s, abusive mother, desperate, furious, apathetic, callous, derogatory, enraged, frightened, frustrated, harsh, horrified
Gabourey Sidibe
Claireece "Precious" Jones
Mo'Nique
Mary Lee Johnston
Paula Patton
Blu Rain
Mariah Carey
Mrs. Weiss
Lenny Kravitz
John McFadden
Sherri Shepherd
Lisa Cornrows
Stephanie Andujar
Rita Romero
Chyna Layne
Rhonda Patrice Johnson
Amina Robinson
Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
Joann
Angelic Zambrana
Consuelo
Aunt Dot
Tootsie
Nealla Gordon
Mrs. Lichtenstien
Grace Hightower
Social Worker
Barret Helms
Tom Cruise (as Barret Isaiah Mindell)
Kimberly Russell
Katherine
Bill Sage
Mr. Wicher
Susan Taylor
Fairy Godmother
Kendall Toombs
Abdul, New Born
Alexander Toombs
Abdul, New Born
Cory Davis
Abdul, 9 Months
Rochelle McNaughton
AIDS Clerk
Abigail Savage
Bunny
This is kind of a rough movie to watch. A very victimized and bullied teen tries to get through life. It ends on a fairly positive note but damn. Incest babies is just a weird, skin crawling topic for me so that is always going to be rough to go through.
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