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Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen-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 (Mo'Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write.
Precious may sometimes be down, but she is never out. Beneath her impassive expression is a watchful, curious young woman with an inchoate but unshakeable sense that other possibilities exist for her. Threatened with expulsion, Precious is offered the chance to transfer to an alternative school, Each One/Teach One. Precious doesn't know the meaning of alternative, but her instincts tell her this is the chance she has been waiting for. In the literacy workshop taught by the patient yet firm Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins a journey that will lead her from darkness, pain and powerlessness to light, love and self-determination.
Original Release
11/06/2009
US Release
11/06/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Gabourey Sidibe | Precious |
Mo'Nique | Mary |
Paula Patton | Ms. Rain |
Mariah Carey | Ms. Weiss / Mrs. Weiss |
Sherri Shepherd | Cornrows |
Lenny Kravitz | Nurse John |
Stephanie Andujar | Rita |
Chyna Layne | Rhonda |
Amina Robinson | Jermaine |
Xosha Roquemore | Joann |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Gabourey Sidibe | Precious |
Mo'Nique | Mary |
Paula Patton | Ms. Rain |
Mariah Carey | Ms. Weiss / Mrs. Weiss |
Sherri Shepherd | Cornrows |
Lenny Kravitz | Nurse John |
Stephanie Andujar | Rita |
Chyna Layne | Rhonda |
Amina Robinson | Jermaine |
Xosha Roquemore | Joann |
Angelic Zambrana | Consuelo |
Aunt Dot | Toosie / Tootsie |
Nealla Gordon | Mrs. Lichtenstein / Mrs. Lichtenstien |
Grace Hightower | Socialworker / Social Worker |
Barret Helms | Tom Cruise (as Barret Isaiah Mindell) / Tom Cruise |
Kimberly Russell | Katherine |
Bill Sage | Mr. Wicher |
Susan Taylor | Fairy Godmother |
Kendall Toombs | Abdul, New Born |
Alexander Toombs | Abdul, New Born |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Lisa Cortes | Executive Producer |
Tom Heller | Executive Producer |
Tyler Perry | Executive Producer |
Simone Sheffield | Executive Producer |
Oprah Winfrey | Executive Producer |
Lee Daniels | Producer |
Valerie Hoffman | Producer |
Asger Hussain | Producer |
Kim Jose | Producer |
Gary Magness | Producer |
Mark G. Mathis | Producer |
Andy Sforzini | Producer |
Sarah Siegel-Magness | Producer |
Bergen Swanson | Producer |
Editors
Clips
Other Videos
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2010 | Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Nominated |
2010 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Nominated |
2010 | Oscar | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
2010 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Directing | Nominated |
2010 | Oscar | Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay | Won |
2010 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Film Editing | Nominated |
2010 | Golden Globe | Best Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
2010 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
2010 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Won |