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Rating: 7.317/10 by 1616 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
Writing:
  • Geoffrey Fletcher
  • Sapphire
Stars:
Release Date: Fri, Nov 06, 2009

Rating: 7.317/10 by 1616 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
Mariah Carey
Mrs. Weiss
Lenny Kravitz
John McFadden
Sherri Shepherd
Lisa Cornrows
Chyna Layne
Rhonda Patrice Johnson
Nealla Gordon
Mrs. Lichtenstien
Grace Hightower
Social Worker
Barret Helms
Tom Cruise (as Barret Isaiah Mindell)
Bill Sage
Mr. Wicher
Susan Taylor
Fairy Godmother
Kendall Toombs
Abdul, New Born
Alexander Toombs
Abdul, New Born
Cory Davis
Abdul, 9 Months

ViciousSnowflake

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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