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

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.

Released

2009-11-06

Genres

Drama

Runtime

110 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Lee Daniels, Geoffrey S. Fletcher

TMDB rating

7.3/10 from 1837 votes