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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
For precious girls everywhere.
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.
Where to watch Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire is streaming in the US on Philo, MovieSphere+, Kanopy, Hoopla and Tubi TV.
It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home.
Cast
- Gabourey Sidibe as Precious
- Mo'Nique as Mary
- Paula Patton as Ms. Rain
- Mariah Carey as Ms. Weiss
- Sherri Shepherd as Cornrows
- Lenny Kravitz as Nurse John
- Stephanie Andujar as Rita
- Chyna Layne as Rhonda
- Amina Robinson as Jermaine
- Xosha Roquemore as Joann
- Angelic Zambrana as Consuelo
- Aunt Dot as Toosie
Details
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Released
- November 6, 2009
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Studio
- Smokewood Entertainment Group and Lee Daniels Entertainment
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.3 / 10 from 1,829 votes
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