Precious (2009)★ 7.4/10
- Drama
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Written by: Geoffrey Fletcher, Sapphire
In New York City's Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.
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Gabourey SidibePrecious
Mo'NiqueMary
Paula PattonMs. Rain
Mariah CareyMs. Weiss
Sherri ShepherdCornrows
Lenny KravitzNurse John
Stephanie AndujarRita
Chyna LayneRhonda
Amina RobinsonJermaine
Xosha RoquemoreJoann
Angelic ZambranaConsuelo
Aunt DotToosie
Nealla GordonMrs. Lichtenstein
Grace HightowerSocialworkerBarret HelmsTom CruiseKimberly RussellKatherine
Bill SageMr. WicherSusan TaylorFairy GodmotherKendall ToombsAbdul, New BornAlexander ToombsAbdul, New BornCory DavisAbdul, 9 MonthsRochelle McNaughtonAIDS ClerkRoy Anthony Tarell HarveyBoy #1
Abigail SavageBunny
BearCarl
SapphireDay Care WomanLinda WatsonFemale ClerkEmani ReidGirl #1Dashawn RobinsonGirl #2
AzMarie LivingstonGirl with JermaineMaurizio ArseniItalian Language Instructor
MuggaKFC Cashier
Chazz MenendezMan #1 Exits Elevator (St)
Roy T. AndersonMan #2 Exits Elevator (St)Quisha PowellMongoVivien EngNurseSilje VallevikPretty Blonde GirlMatthew BralowReggieShayla StewartRuby
Erica WatsonSheila
Ephraim BentonSkinny Boy #1Shortee ReddSkinny Boy #2Timothy AllenSkinny Boy #3Nigel JoaquinUnruly Boy #1Esley TateUnruly Boy #2January AdamsStudent (uncredited)
Dick ClarkSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
David CollihanDoorman (uncredited)
Ryan CurtisPaparazzi (uncredited)
Patty DukeSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Michael JeremiahVagrant (uncredited)
Martin Luther KingSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Tristan LaurenceDavid (uncredited)Deborah LohseLady #1 (uncredited)
Malcolm XSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
Alex ManetteAdministrator Harris (uncredited)Kola OgundiranSkinny Man (uncredited)Catherine PierceSocial Worker (uncredited)
Lorna PruceHIV Social Worker (uncredited)John ReeseChior Boy (uncredited)
Rose SiasFerocious Woman (uncredited)Khalilah WalkerPedestrian (uncredited)
Michael T WalkerStreet thug (uncredited)
Kisa WillisIncest Survivor (uncredited)Dolores WinnHomeless Woman (uncredited)
DeWanda WiseMiriam (uncredited)