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Where to Watch Precious (2009) in the US
- 2009
- Not Rated
- 1h 50m
- 7.3IMDb
- 92%Rotten Tomatoes
- 78Metascore
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What it's about
In 1987 Harlem, 16-year-old Claireece Jones, who goes by her middle name, Precious, is illiterate, overweight, and pregnant--for the second time, by the same man: her biological father, who has molested and raped her since she was a child, but whom she doesn't see otherwise. Her infant daughter, nicknamed Mongo because she has Down Syndrome, lives with Precious' grandmother; Precious herself lives with her mother Mary, who abuses her physically and emotionally. Mary does nothing but smoke, watch TV, and collect welfare through fraud (she doesn't even look for jobs) and believes that education does nothing for Precious; she would rather have Precious also collect welfare, if only to bring money into the household. To escape her life, Precious daydreams of herself in glamorous situations. Because of her current pregnancy, Precious' principal transfers her into an alternative school, where sympathetic teacher Miss Blu Rain tries to convince her that she can have a future if she learns how to read and write, and Precious starts to believe her. Despite devastating news from her mother following her baby's birth, Precious also starts to believe that she can escape the grip of her abusive mother--who, up to this point, was Precious' only real support.
Cast and crew
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Writer
- Geoffrey Fletcher, Sapphire
- Starring
- Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton
Details
- Release date
- Nov 20, 2009
- Language
- English, Italian
- Country
- United States
- Box office
- $47,566,524
- Awards
- Won 2 Oscars. 114 wins & 103 nominations total
Where to Watch Precious (2009) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch Precious in the United States?
- Precious is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on MovieSphere+ (HD) and Philo (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream Precious or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on MovieSphere+ (HD) and Philo (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch Precious for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Tubi TV. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy (HD).
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