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

Drama
Rated R
109 min.
Release Date
November 6, 2009 (Limited)
DVD Release Date
March 9, 2010 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Lee Daniels
Writer
Damien Paul
Cast
Gabourey Sidibe, Paula Patton, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz
Studio
Running Time
109 minutes
MPA 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... Full synopsis »

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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. Full movie review »
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