Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire poster

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

For precious girls everywhere.

7.3(1,837)20091h 50m7

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$47.5M
Language
English
  • rape
  • aids
  • illiteracy
  • unwillingly pregnant
  • balloon
  • school
  • crying
  • motorcycle
  • cynical
  • harlem, new york city
  • angry
  • aggressive

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Lee Daniels

Produced in

United States of America

Gallery

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSundance Film Festival16 Jan 2009
    • Theatrical (limited)R6 Nov 2009
    • TheatricalR20 Nov 2009
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1529 Jan 2010
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+4 Feb 2010
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical (limited)R6 Nov 2009
  • AustriaAT

    • Digital / OTT1226 Mar 2010
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical166 Nov 2009
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical15+27 May 2010
    • PhysicalDVD24 Mar 2011
    • PhysicalDVD21 Feb 2013
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical154 Feb 2010
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival15 May 2009
    • Theatrical123 Mar 2010
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1225 Mar 2010
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical18 Feb 2010
  • HungaryHU

    • Digital / OTT1624 Feb 2011

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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire was released on 6 November 2009.

Audience reviews

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    ViciousSnowflake

    4/9/2020

    This is kind of a rough movie to watch. A very victimized and bullied teen tries to get through life. It ends on a fairly positive note but damn. Incest babies is just a weird, skin crawling topic for me so that is always going to be rough to go through.

  • C

    CinemaSerf

    1/29/2025

    7/10

    Towards the tail end of the 1980s, "Precious" (Gabourey Sidibe) is feeling anything but. Intimidated by her angry, petty criminal, mother "Mary" (Mo'Nique) whilst expecting her second child by her own father. She's 16, big, black and constantly bullied - with little chance of that cycle improving amidst a community that isn't looking for any new problems. Sometimes the only solace this girl can take is when she imagi…

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