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Precious

    Drama
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Nov 6, 2009
Rated R

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.

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  • Directors
  • Revenue$47,536,959
  • Budget
    $10,000,000
  • Vote Average
    7.3
  • Vote Count
    1609
  • Popularity
    19
  • Language
    English
  • Origin Country
    US

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Reviews

(1)
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.