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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

Gabourey Sidibe

Claireece "Precious" Jones

Mo'Nique

Mary Lee Johnston

Paula Patton

Blu Rain

Mariah Carey

Mrs. Weiss

Lenny Kravitz

John McFadden

Sherri Shepherd

Lisa Cornrows

Stephanie Andujar

Rita Romero

Chyna Layne

Rhonda Patrice Johnson

Amina Robinson

Jermaine

Xosha Roquemore

Joann

Angelic Zambrana

Consuelo

Aunt Dot

Tootsie

Nealla Gordon

Mrs. Lichtenstien

Grace Hightower

Social Worker

Barret Helms

Tom Cruise (as Barret Isaiah Mindell)

Kimberly Russell

Katherine

Bill Sage

Mr. Wicher

Susan Taylor

Fairy Godmother

Kendall Toombs

Abdul, New Born

Alexander Toombs

Abdul, New Born

Cory Davis

Abdul, 9 Months

Rochelle McNaughton

AIDS Clerk

Abigail Savage

Bunny

Crew

Director

Lee Daniels

Novel

Sapphire

Screenplay

Geoffrey Fletcher

Reviews

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ViciousSnowflake

April 9, 2020

7

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.