Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

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2009 PG-13 1h 50m
7.3 /10
1.8K
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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
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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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Geronimo1967
29 Jan 2025

Towards the tail end of the 1980s, "Precious" (Gabourey Sidibe) is feeling anything but. Intimidated by her angry, petty criminal, mother "Mary" (Mo'N...

V
9 Apr 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. Ince...

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