Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)
Directed by Lee Daniels · 110 min · Drama
63.0 TOPICAL score · #1,111 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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, and 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.
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009, directed by Lee Daniels) has a TOPICAL score of 63.0 - ranked 1,111 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and audience, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 3 awards from 7 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (1,834 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 46 languages.
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.8/10 critics' average · Metacritic 78
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (1,834 ratings)
- Awards3 wins, 7 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress; Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay; Producers Guild Stanley Kramer Award
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 46 languages
- Still read109,539 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton (actor #1,474), Mariah Carey
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Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 6/10