Precious
Directed by Lee Daniels7.392%76%7.3
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
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- Nicholas FlorioNovember 29, 2025What an amazing performance by Monique. This is a good movie but I can honestly say I couldn't think of sadder circumstances to put together than what they portrayed in this movie. It puts it into context even further when you look at the time period this movie is set in. This movie is worth all 5 stars I gave it, and more.
Precious Trivia
Precious was released on November 20, 2009.
Precious was directed by Lee Daniels.
Precious has a runtime of 1h 50m.
Precious was produced by Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness, Lee Daniels.
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
The key characters in Precious are Precious (Gabourey Sidibe), Mary (Mo'Nique), Ms. Rain (Paula Patton).
Precious is rated R.
Precious is a Drama film.
Precious has an audience rating of 7.6 out of 10.
Precious had a budget of $10M.
Precious has made $47.5M at the box office.