Precious

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.

Cast

Gabourey Sidibe

as Claireece "Precious" Jones

Mo'Nique

as Mary Lee Johnston

Paula Patton

as Blu Rain

Mariah Carey

as Mrs. Weiss

Lenny Kravitz

as John McFadden

Sherri Shepherd

as Lisa Cornrows

Stephanie Andujar

as Rita Romero

Chyna Layne

as Rhonda Patrice Johnson

Amina Robinson

as Jermaine

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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