Drama
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.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
Uptown Lady: Days of Eros
The Country Girl
The Red Squirrel
Hard Candy
What Lies Beneath
Adaptation.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
1983
Forever and Ever
What Is A Good Teacher
The Bourne Ultimatum
David
Pacific Heights
La classe degli asini
And the Band Played On
A Streetcar Named Desire
Sunset Boulevard
Full Metal Jacket
Wild Things
SIMILAR MOVIES
Uptown Lady: Days of Eros
IMDB 10 | May , 1980
A young wife of a blind older man undergoes strict and abusive training in his Geisha dance school. She had married her teacher after he was struck blind at the shock of his first wife’s death. The son from the first marriage, who fled the house after his mother died, returns and begins to pursue his step-mother. Will she succumb to his passionate advances or will she continue with her craft within a loveless marriage?The Country Girl
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 1954
An actor on the skids is given one more chance to regain his stardom, as well as his self-respect, yet his alcoholism may prevent that from happening.The Red Squirrel
IMDB 6.4 | Apr , 1993
Jota's suicide attempt is interrupted when a motorcyclist crashes off a bridge. After he rescues her, he decides to invent a life story for her — one of love and shared memories — creating a fragile web of deception that intertwines their fates.Hard Candy
IMDB 6.8 | Jan , 2005
Hayley’s a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff’s a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff’s place. Jeff thinks it’s his lucky night. He’s in for a surprise.What Lies Beneath
IMDB 6.4 | Jul , 2000
Norman and Claire Spencer are a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret… a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.Adaptation.
IMDB 7.3 | Dec , 2002
Charlie Kaufman is a confused L.A. screenwriter overwhelmed by feelings of inadequacy, sexual frustration, self-loathing, and by the screenwriting ambitions of his freeloading twin brother Donald. While struggling to adapt "The Orchid Thief," by Susan Orlean, Kaufman's life spins from pathetic to bizarre. The lives of Kaufman, Orlean's book, become strangely intertwined as each one's search for passion collides with the others'.The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
IMDB 7.3 | May , 1994
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
IMDB 6.4 | Nov , 1994
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.1983
IMDB 7.4 | Jan , 2014
Rameshan, who has great love for cricket, fails to become a cricketer in his life. However, he tries to fulfil his dreams through his son when he realises that the child too has a passion for it.Forever and Ever
IMDB 8 | Mar , 2001
Based on a true story, Xiao Fu was contracted HIV virus through blood transmission due to hemophilia. He made his difference by writing a book before his death to change the public's view toward patients with HIV.What Is A Good Teacher
IMDB 7.3 | May , 2000
Mr. Kong is not a typical Hong Kong teacher. He isn't happy just teaching his students in his class, but he would rather go to rave parties and play along with them, as well as follow his female students and sit with them in their revision classes. However, by the time Mr. Kong wins the hearts of his students, the school revealed that he is not qualified to be a teacher.The Bourne Ultimatum
IMDB 7.4 | Aug , 2007
Bourne is brought out of hiding once again by reporter Simon Ross who is trying to unveil Operation Blackbriar, an upgrade to Project Treadstone, in a series of newspaper columns. Information from the reporter stirs a new set of memories, and Bourne must finally uncover his dark past while dodging The Company's best efforts to eradicate him.David
IMDB 6.5 | Mar , 1997
A distinguished military leader whose reign was touched by great scandal, shocking betrayals and rousing victories. A simple shepherd boy chosen to be king, under the watchful eyes of prophet Samuel.Pacific Heights
IMDB 6.3 | Sep , 1990
A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own.La classe degli asini
IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 2015
The story about Mirella Antonione Casale who got inspired by her handicapped daughter to lead the fight for including all pupils in public schools in Italy.And the Band Played On
IMDB 6.5 | Sep , 1993
The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.A Streetcar Named Desire
IMDB 7.6 | Sep , 1951
A disturbed, aging Southern belle moves in with her sister for solace — but being face-to-face with her brutish brother-in-law accelerates her downward spiral.Sunset Boulevard
IMDB 8.3 | Aug , 1950
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.Full Metal Jacket
IMDB 8.1 | Jun , 1987
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue.Wild Things
IMDB 6.4 | Mar , 1998
When teen-socialite Kelly Van Ryan and troubled bad girl Suzie Toller accuse guidance counselor Sam Lombardo of rape, he's suspended by the school, rejected by the town, and fighting to get his life back. One cop suspects conspiracy, but nothing is what it seems...