Precious
Precious

Information

Release DateNovember 6, 2009
Runtime1h 50m
StatusReleased
Budget$10M
Revenue$48M
ProductionSmokewood Entertainment Group, Lee Daniels Entertainment
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
7.3
1,671 votes
Popularity3

Precious

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Director

Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels

Featured Cast

Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe

Claireece "Precious" Jones

Mo'Nique

Mo'Nique

Mary Lee Johnston

Paula Patton

Paula Patton

Blu Rain

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey

Mrs. Weiss

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz

John McFadden

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