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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) -- In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen (Sidibe) who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) -- Interview: Paula Patton "On Gabourey Sidibe"
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (2009) -- In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen (Sidibe) who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction.
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User Rating:
7.6/10   5,180 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Geoffrey Fletcher (screenplay)
Sapphire (novel)
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Release Date:
3 December 2009 (Netherlands) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Life is hard. Life is short. Life is painful. Life is rich. Life is....Precious.
Plot:
In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 19 wins & 26 nominations more
User Reviews:
Once every so often... more (86 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe ... Precious (as Gabourey Sidibe)
Mo'Nique ... Mary

Paula Patton ... Ms. Rain

Mariah Carey ... Mrs. 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 ... Tootsie

Nealla Gordon ... Mrs. Lichtenstein
Grace Hightower ... Social Worker

Barret Helms ... Tom Cruise (as Barret Isaiah Mindell)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Precious (International: English title) (informal short title)
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (USA) (new title)
Push: Based on the Novel by Sapphire (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language.
Runtime:
110 min | Canada:109 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
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1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45477) | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A
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Helen Mirren was originally cast as Mrs. Weiss. more
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Continuity: During the scene where Mariah Carey's character attempts to bring together Precious and her mom Mary, you see the front of Mariah's pocketbook. A few minutes later, when the camera pans back and forth, you see the back of Mariah's pocketbook (the purse changes positions). more
Quotes:
Mrs. Weiss: Let's talk about the abuse in your household. You know what I'm talking about.
Mary: [Tearfully] You sit there and you judge me, and you write them notes on your notepad, because you think you know who I am!
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19 out of 23 people found the following review useful.
Once every so often..., 7 December 2009
9/10
Author: ccrivelli2005 from Rome, Italy

Once every so often a film comes along that will change your perception of things. In one way or another it will give you elements to better yourself. "Precious" is such a film. Lee Daniels, the director, takes things to extremes, so much so that this could easily be an opera. When you think that things couldn't be worse, you discover that they have been worse already for a long time. Precious is played by a sort of miracle. Her name is Gubarey Sidibe and I don't even know how to pronounce it but I will certainly take her in my mind from now on, always. When she stands listening to the rantings of her mother, I surprised myself by feeling tears running down my face. The mother, a standout, once in a lifetime performance by Mo'Nique, is also a character we've never seen before. Brutal, unsentimental and truthful to the core. I saw the film over three weeks ago and I can't shake it out of my system, if that in itself is not a sign of greatness I don't know what is.

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