Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	November 6, 2009 (Limited)
On DVD:	March 9, 2010
Genre:	Drama
Director:	Lee Daniels
Writer:	Damien Paul
Cast:	Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz
AKA:	Push
Studio:	Lionsgate
Official site:	weareallprecious.com
Running Time:	109 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language.

Lee Daniels's "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire" is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful film about the human capacity to grow and overcome.

Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-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 (Mo'Nique), a...

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Currently a frontrunner for Best Picture, the ridiculously over-titled Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, is one of the most brutal movies I've ever sat through. It's also one of the most satisfying films of the year.

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