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Precious (2009)

Movie"We are all precious"
Audience Score
73
R 1 hr 50 minNov 20th, 2009Drama
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.

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:November 20th, 2009 - Buy Tickets
Movie Budget:$10,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$47,536,959 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Lisa Cortés, Oprah Winfrey
Production Companies:Smokewood Entertainment Group, Lee Daniels Entertainment