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- An urban nightmare with a surfeit of soul, “ Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire ” is like a diamond — clear, bright, but oh so hard. To simply call it harrowing or unsparing doesn’t quite cut it; “Precious” is also courageous and uncompromising, a shaken cocktail of debasement and elation, despair and hope.
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92% 242 Reviews Tomatometer 78% 100,000+ Ratings Audience Score Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor...
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Nov 4, 2009 · Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire. Roger Ebert November 04, 2009. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. 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.
Jan 28, 2010 · Set in 1987, and based on the novel Push by the Harlem poet and author Sapphire, it is about an obese, taciturn African-American teenager called Precious, who has had two babies, the...
Nov 6, 2009 · PRECIOUS – BASED ON THE NOVEL "PUSH" BY SAPPHIRE Review. By Matt Goldberg. Published Nov 6, 2009. CL. In the movie "Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by...
Nov 5, 2009 · Movie Review | 'Precious' Howls of a Life, Buried Deep Within. Share full article. Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire, with Gabourey Sidibe in the title role, opens...
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Nov 6, 2009 · Drama. Written By: Geoffrey Fletcher, Sapphire. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire. Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 36 Critic Reviews. 78. User Score Mixed or Average Based on 232 User Ratings. 5.7. My Score. Hover and click to give a rating. Add My Review. Where to Watch. Max (Subscription required) All Watch Options. View All.