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.
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
“For precious girls everywhere.”
Overview
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.
Director
Lee Daniels
Budget
10.0M
Revenue
47.5M
Status
Released
Production
Smokewood Entertainment Group, Lee Daniels Entertainment
Cast
Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
Mo'Nique
Mary
Paula Patton
Ms. Rain
Mariah Carey
Ms. Weiss
Sherri Shepherd
Cornrows
Lenny Kravitz
Nurse John
Stephanie Andujar
Rita
Chyna Layne
Rhonda
Amina Robinson
Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
Joann
Angelic Zambrana
Consuelo
Aunt Dot
Toosie
Nealla Gordon
Mrs. Lichenstein
Grace Hightower
Socialworker
Barret Helms
Tom Cruise
Kimberly Russell
Katherine
Bill Sage
Mr Wicher
Susan Taylor
Fairy Godmother
Kendall Toombs
Abdul, New Born
Alexander Toombs
Abdul, New Born
Cory Davis
Abdul, 9 Months
Rochelle McNaughton
Aids Clerk
Roy Anthony Tarell Harvey
Boy #1
Abigail Savage
Bunny
Rodney "Bear" Jackson
Carl
Sapphire
Day Care Woman
Linda Watson
Female Clerk
Emani Reid
Girl #1
Dashawn Robinson
Girl #2
AzMarie Livingston
Girl with Jermaine
Maurizio Arseni
Italian Language Instructor
Mugga
KFC Cashier
Chazz Menendez
Man #1 Exits Elevator (St)
Roy T. Anderson
Man #2 Exits Elevator (St)
Quisha Powell
Mongo
Vivien Eng
Nurse
Silje Vallevik
Pretty Blonde Girl
Matthew Bralow
Reggie
Shayla Stewart
Ruby
Erica Faye Watson
Sheila
Ephraim Benton
Skinny Boy #1
Shortee Red
Skinny Boy #2
Timothy Allen
Skinny Boy #3
Nigel Joaquin
Unruly Boy #1
Esley Tate
Unruly Boy #2
Alex Manette
Administrator Harris (uncredited)
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Self (archive footage)
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