6.2
Fat Girl
2001
“For precious girls everywhere.”
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)
November 6, 20091h 50mEN
7.3
1.8K votes
Overview
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.
Director
Lee DanielsWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$10.0M
Revenue
$47.5M
Production Companies
Smokewood Entertainment GroupLee Daniels Entertainment
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ViciousSnowflake
7.0This is kind of a rough movie to watch. A very victimized and bullied teen tries to get through life. It ends on a fairly positive note but damn. Incest babies is just a weird, skin crawling topic for me so that is always going to be rough to go through.
CinemaSerf
7.0Towards the tail end of the 1980s, "Precious" (Gabourey Sidibe) is feeling anything but. Intimidated by her angry, petty criminal, mother "Mary" (Mo'Nique) whilst expecting her second child by her own father. She's 16, big, black and constantly bullied - with little chance of that cycle improving amidst a community that isn't looking for any new problems. Sometimes the only solace this girl can take is when she imagines herself living a more glamorous, escapist, lifestyle - but those are merely momentary escapes from her tough urban existence. There might be a blessing from her latest pregnanc…
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