Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)
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For precious girls everywhere.
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.
- Released: 2009-11-06
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 1h 50m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10 from 1,824 votes
Directed by Lee Daniels.
Top cast
- Gabourey Sidibe as Precious
- Mo'Nique as Mary
- Paula Patton as Ms. Rain
- Mariah Carey as Ms. Weiss
- Sherri Shepherd as Cornrows
- Lenny Kravitz as Nurse John
- Stephanie Andujar as Rita
- Chyna Layne as Rhonda
- Amina Robinson as Jermaine
- Xosha Roquemore as Joann
Where to watch Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
- United States: stream on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ITVX Premium; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, ITVX, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
- Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Crave, Tubi TV; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Stan; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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