Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

"For precious girls everywhere."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.3/10

117,933 votes

92/100

Fresh

78/100

Metascore

7.3/10

1,782 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 4 nominations

Won

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Supporting Actress

Nominated

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actress

Best Film Editing

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Producers Guild Stanley Kramer

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$10.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$47.5M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$47,566,524

United States

Profit

+$37.5M

ROI: +375%

Budget Recovery475% of budget

$0|Budget: $10.0M|Revenue: $47.5M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

98.1K

Daily Avg

1.6K

7-Day Trend

+16%

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Wikipedia

Based On

Push

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Time Period

1980s

Themes & Subjects

#incest#dysfunctionalfamily

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Andrew Dunn

Film Editing

Joe Klotz

Music / Score

Mario Grigorov

Costume Design

Marina Draghici

Production Companies

Harpo ProductionsLee Daniels Entertainment

Distributors

NetflixStarz Entertainment

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Available in 41 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	YouTube TV, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel	Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ITVX Premium	Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, ITVX, Plex	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaR	Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels	Crave, Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaMA 15+	Stan	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

CanadaR

AustraliaMA 15+

Germany12

France12

Austria12

Brazil16

+10 more countries

Production

Director

Lee Daniels

Writers

Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Sapphire

Production Companies

Smokewood Entertainment GroupLee Daniels Entertainment

Cast

Gabourey Sidibe

Precious

Mo'Nique

Mary

Paula Patton

Ms. Rain

Mariah Carey

Ms. Weiss

Sherri Shepherd

Cornrows

Lenny Kravitz

Nurse John

Stephanie Andujar

Rita

Chyna Layne

Rhonda

No Image

Amina Robinson

Jermaine

Xosha Roquemore

Joann

Angelic Zambrana

Consuelo

No Image

Aunt Dot

Toosie

Tags & Keywords

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