Precious (2009)

R11/06/2009Drama1h 50m

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Gabourey Sidibe

    Claireece "Precious" Jones

  2. Cast 1

    Mo'Nique

    Mary Lee Johnston

  3. Cast 1

    Paula Patton

    Blu Rain

  4. Cast 1

    Mariah Carey

    Mrs. Weiss

  5. Cast 1

    Lenny Kravitz

    John McFadden

  6. Cast 1

    Sherri Shepherd

    Lisa Cornrows

  7. Cast 1

    Stephanie Andujar

    Rita Romero

  8. Cast 1

    Chyna Layne

    Rhonda Patrice Johnson

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    Amina Robinson

    Jermaine

Towards the tail end of the 1980s, "Precious" (Gabourey Sidibe) is feeling anything but. Intimidated by her angry, petty criminal, mother "Mary" (Mo'Nique) whilst expecting her second child by her own father. She's 16, big, black and constantly bullied - with little chance of that cycle improving amidst a community that isn't looking for any new problems. Sometimes the only solace this girl can take is when she imagines herself living a more glamorous, escapist, lifestyle - but those are merely momentary escapes from her tough urban existence. There might be a blessing from her latest pregnanc...