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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
For precious girls everywhere.
For precious girls everywhere.
Drama - 2009
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
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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.
Director:
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Lee Daniels
Cast:
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Paula Patton
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Mo'Nique
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Mariah Carey
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Lenny Kravitz
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Gabourey Sidibe
,
Sherri Shepherd
,
Stephanie Andujar
,
Chyna Layne
,
Amina Robinson

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Runtime:
110 min
Release date:
6 Nov 2009
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Italian
Budget:
$10,000,000
Revenue:
$47,536,959
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 114 wins & 103 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The remarkable Sidibe is one of several daring casting choices by director Lee Daniels.
– Rafer Guzman,
Newsday,
4 Apr 2011
fresh:
Precious is an emotional powerhouse, a triumph of bruising humor and bracing hope that deserves its place among the year's best films.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb 2011
fresh:
A film full of life and love, well-meaning and, judging by the reaction in the US, a genuine and important phenomenon that says act - don't dwell - on your dreams.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
2 Feb 2010
fresh:
Avoiding the conventional tricks of lifting an audience up, the movie looks into this girl's wide, brown face and her bleak little life and sees, despite everything, a reason to live.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
24 Nov 2009
fresh:
If you do watch -- and you certainly should -- you will see one of the most remarkable performances ever set to film, given by Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
20 Nov 2009
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