Precious

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

Gabourey Sidibe

as Precious

Mo'Nique

Mo'Nique

as Mary

Paula Patton

Paula Patton

as Ms. Rain

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

as Ms. Weiss

Sherri Shepherd

Sherri Shepherd

as Cornrows

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

as Nurse John

Stephanie Andujar

Stephanie Andujar

as Rita

Chyna Layne

Chyna Layne

as Rhonda

Amina Robinson

Amina Robinson

as Jermaine

Xosha Roquemore

Xosha Roquemore

as Joann

Reviews

ViciousSnowflake

This is kind of a rough movie to watch. A very victimized and bullied teen tries to get through life. It ends on a fairly positive note but damn. Incest babies is just a weird, skin crawling topic for me so that is always going to be rough to go through....

CinemaSerf

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 am...

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