Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)
For precious girls everywhere.
- Released
- Runtime 1h 50m
- Director Lee Daniels
- Genres Drama
- Rating 7.3/10 (1,821 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
-
Gabourey Sidibe
as Precious
-
Mo'Nique
as Mary
-
Paula Patton
as Ms. Rain
-
Mariah Carey
as Ms. Weiss
-
Sherri Shepherd
as Cornrows
-
Lenny Kravitz
as Nurse John
-
Stephanie Andujar
as Rita
-
Chyna Layne
as Rhonda
- Amina Robinson as Jermaine
-
Xosha Roquemore
as Joann
-
Angelic Zambrana
as Consuelo
- Aunt Dot as Toosie
-
Nealla Gordon
as Mrs. Lichenstein
- Grace Hightower as Socialworker
- Barret Helms as Tom Cruise
-
Kimberly Russell
as Katherine
-
Bill Sage
as Mr Wicher
- Susan Taylor as Fairy Godmother
Crew
-
Lee Daniels
Director
-
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
- Joe Klotz Editor
- Mario Grigorov Original Music Composer
- Sarah Siegel-Magness Producer
-
Lee Daniels
Producer
- Gary Magness Producer
- Geoffrey S. Fletcher Screenplay
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