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Precious

Movie · 2009 · 110 min

A raw, emotionally devastating immersion into trauma and resilience, offering glimmers of hope amid relentless hardship.

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2009 film by Lee Daniels
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Movie
Year
2009
Runtime
110 min
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • healing
  • family
  • identity
  • politics
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity6
Emotional weight10

Details

Genres
drama, teen, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Lee Daniels
Written by
Geoffrey S. Fletcher
Starring
Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Sherri Shepherd, Bill Sage, Xosha Roquemore
Music
Mario Grigorov
Cinematography
Andrew Dunn
Runtime
110 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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