Precious

Set 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; 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 Daniels

Genre: Drama

Cast: Abigail Savage, Alexander Toombs, Amina Robinson, Angelic Zambrana, Aunt Dot, Barret Helms, Bill Sage, Chyna Layne, Cory Davis, Gabourey Sidibe, Grace Hightower, Kendall Toombs