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Where to watch Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire(2009)

Name: Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009-11-06
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd

Movie · 2009 · 1h 50m · Drama

In the United States, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire is available to stream on Philo and MovieSphere+. It's also free on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it on Amazon Video, Apple TV, Google Play, and YouTube.

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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire plot summary

For precious girls everywhere.

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.