Movie
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
“For precious girls everywhere.”
Drama
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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Details
- Directed by
- Lee Daniels
- Released
- 6 Nov 2009
- Status
- Released
- Language
- English
- Studio
- Smokewood Entertainment Group, Lee Daniels Entertainment
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Box office
- $47,536,959
- Votes
- 1,834 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
Gabourey SidibePrecious
Mo'NiqueMary
Paula PattonMs. Rain
Mariah CareyMs. Weiss
Sherri ShepherdCornrows
Lenny KravitzNurse John
Stephanie AndujarRita
Chyna LayneRhonda- AAmina RobinsonJermaine
Xosha RoquemoreJoann
Angelic ZambranaConsuelo- AAunt DotToosie
Nealla GordonMrs. Lichenstein- GGrace HightowerSocialworker
