Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
For precious girls everywhere.
Directed by Lee Daniels
Produced by Smokewood Entertainment Group, Lee Daniels Entertainment
A harrowing, unflinching portrait of a traumatized teenager trapped in cycles of abuse, illiteracy, and poverty, anchored by intimate character study and the fragile possibility of escape.
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.
Clusters
Genres
Where to watch
Questions people ask
Is Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.
Is Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.
Is Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Does Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, and what each one shares →
Like Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
