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 has generally received positive reviews.
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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire was released in 2009 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 744 reviews, giving Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 80% and users giving an average score of 79%.
With a score of 73%, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2009, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2009 with similar scores include films like Dogtooth, Broken Embraces and The Messenger.
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