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Precious(2009)
Status: Released
Date: 2009-11-06
73%
1640 Votes
Time: 1h 50m
We are all precious
Overview:
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.
Languages: English, Italian.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $10,000,000.00
Revenue: $47,536,959.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Smokewood Entertainment Group
Movie: Precious
Top 10 Billed Cast
Gabourey Sidibe
Claireece "Precious" Jones
Mo'Nique
Mary Lee Johnston
Paula Patton
Blu Rain
Mariah Carey
Mrs. Weiss
Lenny Kravitz
John McFadden
Sherri Shepherd
Lisa Cornrows
Stephanie Andujar
Rita Romero
Chyna Layne
Rhonda Patrice Johnson
Amina Robinson
Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
Joann
Video Trailer Precious
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Meet the Artists: Lee Daniels
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Meet the Artists: Lee Daniels - Featurette
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