Precious (2009)

US:: R UK:: 15 Drama

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.

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Runtime: 110 mins Revenue: $47,536,959 Budget: $10,000,000 Rating: 7.2 Tag Line: We are all precious Homepage: Website

Cast

Bill Sage

Mr. Wicher

Paula Patton

Ms. Rain

Mo'Nique

Mary

Kimberly Russell

Katherine

Mariah Carey

Mrs. Weiss

Lenny Kravitz

Gabourey Sidibe

Banu the Cleaner

Sherri Shepherd

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