Precious (2009)

Overview

Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-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, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can't read.

Featured Cast

Gabourey Sidibe

Claireece "Precious" Jones

Mo'Nique

Mary Lee Johnston

Paula Patton

Blu Rain

Mariah Carey

Mrs. Weiss

Lenny Kravitz

John McFadden

Sherri Shepherd

Lisa Cornrows