Film

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009 · 1h 50m · Drama

For precious girls everywhere.

IMDb

7.3

Rotten Tomatoes

92%

Metacritic

78

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.

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

Angelic Zambrana

Consuelo

Aunt Dot

Toosie

Nealla Gordon

Mrs. Lichenstein

Grace Hightower

Socialworker

Barret Helms

Tom Cruise

Kimberly Russell

Katherine

• Lee DanielsDirector · Producer
• Geoffrey S. FletcherScreenplay
• SapphireNovel
• Sarah Siegel-MagnessProducer
• Gary MagnessProducer
• Lisa CortésExecutive Producer
• Oprah WinfreyExecutive Producer
• Andrew DunnDirector of Photography
• Mario GrigorovOriginal Music Composer
• Joe KlotzEditor

Official Trailer

Release date

November 6, 2009

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

R

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$47,536,959

Genres

Drama

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