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Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece “Precious” Jones, a sixteen-year-old African-American girl born into a life no one would want. She’s pregnant for the second time by her...
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Genres Adaptation, Urban, Drama
Directed by: Lee Daniels
Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique , Paula Patton, Mariah Carey
Run time: 109 mins.
Studio: Lionsgate
Release Note: Limited release in USA November 6, 2009.
US Release Date: 2009-11-06

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Boris Droutman, Overall Cool Person 2009-11-20 3
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The movie delivers few superb actress's performances (especially by Mo'Nique), and a few extremely powerful, graphical scenes, which are painful and almost unbearable to watch. The storyline is a bit streamlined and oversimplified and doesn't begin to investigate the real reasons behind the Precious's story

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Great Love Report - Precious Pre-Oscar Party
Liz H. Kelly , Reviewer 03-06-2010
Great Life Great Love is all about building a great life to attract great love, which is why we asked celebs at a Precious Oscar Pre-Party about...
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Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Mariah Carey Review: When I tell people how good this movie...
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone 11-05-2009
When I tell people how good this movie is — and I can't shut up about it — they flash me the stink eye. As in "Yeah, right, like...
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A. O. Scott, Ny Times 11-05-2009
Claireece Jones, the Harlem teenager at the center of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” lives in a world of specific and...
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