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Precious is a grim yet ultimately triumphant film about abuse and inner-city life, largely bolstered by exceptional performances from its cast. Read Critics Reviews Critics Reviews
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An unflinching film that musters striking inner-city...
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Precious: Based on the Novel
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While exploring a remote canyon in Utah, mountaineer and...
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Nov 4, 2009 · Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. Precious has shut down. She avoids looking at people, she hardly ever speaks, she's nearly illiterate. Inside her lives a great hurt, and also her child, conceived in a rape. She is fat.
Nov 5, 2009 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Lee Daniels. Drama. R. 1h 50m. By A.O. Scott. Nov. 5, 2009. Claireece Jones, the Harlem teenager at the center of “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,”...
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Precious received favorable reviews from film critics, particularly for Sidibe's and Mo'Nique's performances. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 92% of 238 critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 7.80/10.
Jan 21, 2009 · Precious — Film Review. An overwhelming, masterful dramatic competition entrant, this Lee Daniels film may have no bounds in the awards categories here at Sundance.
An unflinching film that musters striking inner-city iconography for communion and baptism, carries welcome respites of light humor and includes two divergently emotional performances from...
Powerful, painful account of Harlem teen's hard-luck life. Read Common Sense Media's Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire review, age rating, and parents guide.
