MPAA Rating: R

Stars: Gabourey "Gabbie" Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd
Directors: Lee Daniels, Andrew Dunn
Producers: Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness

Keywords: |Dramas | Family Interaction | Theatrical Release | New York City | Teenage Girls | African American Cinema | African American Culture | Based On A Novel | Black Movies | Black Movie Oasis | African American Movies

Rocker Lenny Kravitz makes his debut as a film star in this indie drama based on the beloved novel PUSH. Clareece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey "Gabbie" Sidibe) is a Harlem teen who is pregnant with her second child. But with the help of a teacher (Paula Patton) and a nurse (Kravitz), Precious may be able to navigate the way to a new life. PUSH also stars Mo'nique as Precious's mother.

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Sidibe's Precious is so startlingly truthful and so subtle she seems to have stepped out of documentary to make her appearance her. Totally believable performances are also turned in by both Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey..."

"[A] raw and riveting human drama....Electrifying."

4 stars out of 4 -- "[A] great American film....Sibide is heartbreaking as Precious..."

3.5 stars out of 5 -- "Sibide's PRECIOUS is so startlingly truthful and so subtle she seems to have stepped out of a documentary to make her appearance here. Totally believable performances are also turned in by both Lenny Kravitz and Mariah Carey..."

"Nothing quite prepares you for the rough-cut diamond that is PRECIOUS....Shockingly raw, surprisingly irreverent and absolutely unforgettable..."

"The dialogue, by screenwriter Damien Paul, can be refreshingly honest....Remarkable performances drive home the film's inspiring message."

"[The film] surely qualifies as the most painful, poetic and improbably beautiful film of the year....Fleet, assured and lyrical."

"PRECIOUS captures how a lost girl rouses herself from the dead....It's a potent and moving experience because by the end you feel like you've witnessed nothing less than the birth of a soul." -- Grade: A

5 stars out of 5 -- "[L]ittle can prepare you for its raw power, and a heart-rending journey to self-acceptance and hope."

Precious Jones, an inner-city high school girl , is illiterate, overweight, and pregnant.again. Naive and abused, Precious responds to a glimmer of hope when a door is opened by an alternative school teacher. She is faced with the choice to follow opportunity and test her own boundaries. Prepare for shock, revelation and celebration. Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire. Starring Mo'Nique (Shadowboxer) and Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe (film debut) in "Oscar-worthy" (New York Post) performances, the film is a vibrant, honest and resoundingly hopeful story about the human capacity to grow and overcome.