Precious

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Poster for the movie "Precious"
Poster for the movie "Precious"

Precious (2009)

R 110 min - Drama - 6 November 2009
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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.

Director:  Lee Daniels
Stars:  Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, Xosha Roquemore, Angelic Zambrana, Aunt Dot, Nealla Gordon, Grace Hightower, Barret Helms, Kimberly Russell, Bill Sage, Susan Taylor, Kendall Toombs, Alexander Toombs, Cory Davis, Rochelle McNaughton

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Storyline

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.

Collections: Lee Daniels
Tagline: Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is....Precious.
Genres: Drama

Details

Official Website:  https://www.weareallprecious.com/
Country:   United States of America
Language:  English, Italian
Release Date:  6 November 2009

Box Office

Budget:  $10,000,000
Revenue:  $62,395,661

Company Credits

Production Companies:  Smokewood Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:  1 h 50 min