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.
Drama
Smokewood Entertainment Group
Gabourey Sidibe as Precious, Mo'Nique as Mary, Paula Patton as Ms. Rain, Mariah Carey as Mrs. Weiss, Lenny Kravitz as Nurse John, Sherri Shepherd as Cornrows, Stephanie Andujar as Rita, Chyna Layne as Rhonda, Amina Robinson as Jermaine, Xosha Roquemore as Joann, Angelic Zambrana as Consuelo, Aunt Dot as Tootsie, Nealla Gordon as Mrs. Lichtenstien, Grace Hightower as Social Worker, Barret Helms as Tom Cruise (as Barret Isaiah Mindell), Kimberly Russell as Katherine, Bill Sage as Mr. Wicher, Susan Taylor as Fairy Godmother, Kendall Toombs as Abdul, New Born, Alexander Toombs as Abdul, New Born, Cory Davis as Abdul, 9 Months, Rochelle McNaughton as AIDS Clerk