Precious
7.317
110 minutes
11/6/2009
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.
Cast List
Gabourey Sidibe
as Claireece "Precious" Jones
Mo'Nique
as Mary Lee Johnston
Paula Patton
as Blu Rain
Mariah Carey
as Mrs. Weiss
Lenny Kravitz
as John McFadden
Sherri Shepherd
as Lisa Cornrows
Stephanie Andujar
as Rita Romero
Chyna Layne
as Rhonda Patrice Johnson
Amina Robinson
as Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
as Joann
Angelic Zambrana
as Consuelo
Aunt Dot
as Tootsie
Nealla Gordon
as Mrs. Lichtenstien
Grace Hightower
as Social Worker
Barret Helms
as Tom Cruise (as Barret Isaiah Mindell)
Kimberly Russell
as Katherine
Bill Sage
as Mr. Wicher
Susan Taylor
as Fairy Godmother
Kendall Toombs
as Abdul, New Born
Alexander Toombs
as Abdul, New Born
Cory Davis
as Abdul, 9 Months
Rochelle McNaughton
as AIDS Clerk
Abigail Savage
as Bunny