Precious
2009-11-06 | 110 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Gabourey SidibeClaireece "Precious" Jones
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Mo'NiqueMary Lee Johnston
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Paula PattonBlu Rain
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Mariah CareyMrs. Weiss
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Lenny KravitzJohn McFadden
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Sherri ShepherdLisa Cornrows
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Stephanie AndujarRita Romero
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Chyna LayneRhonda Patrice Johnson
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Amina RobinsonJermaine
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Xosha RoquemoreJoann
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Angelic ZambranaConsuelo
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Nealla GordonMrs. Lichtenstien
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Kimberly RussellKatherine
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Bill SageMr. Wicher
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