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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz
Producer: Andrew Dunn, Lee Daniels, Lee Daniels, Mario Grigorov, Joe Klotz
IMDb Score: 7.2/10 by 939 users
Runtime: 110 minutes
Released: 11/6/2009