Precious

2009 · Directed by Lee Daniels

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: Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd, Bill Sage, Mariah Carey, Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Chyna Layne, Angelic Zambrana, Kimberly Russell

Rating: 7.351/10 from 1,413 votes