I saw this film at a film festival with my parents, and was immensely moved by Clareece "Precious" Jones' story. In this film, she (played by the excellent Gabourey Sidibe) has a life absolutely nobody would want. She is pregnant with her second child after her father raped her, she's continually abused by her chain-smoking mother, and she's in eighth grade at the age of 16. But she loves math and can barely read or write, so her principal recommends she go to an alternative learning center...and this changes Precious' life forever. This is a poignant and hopeful drama with several very funny moments, especially in the classroom Precious is in, as well as the dream sequences woven throughout. All of the acting is terrific, especially Mo'Nique as Precious' mom, as well as Precious herself (Gabourey Sidibe) and Mariah Carey as the social worker. Despite the R rating and heavy content, I think everyone 13 or over should see this film. There's a lot of language (around 150 uses of "f**k" and its derivatives, as well as milder words). Precious' father rapes her in a scene that's repeated 3 times in the film; this is a very disturbing scene. However, no nudity is shown. Also, Precious briefly breastfeeds her baby in one scene. There are also many disturbing scenes of physical abuse, but one in particular stands out (like CSM said) that I don't want to describe. Precious' mom smokes cigarettes throughout the movie. But through all the bad content and despair, we see an underlying message of hope. And that's exactly what the world needs. Precious is one of those films that you should definitely see if you're mature enough to handle it. I think 13 is a good age for this film, but that's just me. See it and you will learn that everyone - and I mean everyone - has potential.

It's heartbreaking, but they get through and it has a kind of happy ending!

Dramatic too sexual and grown and f and some mistakes

I loved it.. very touching and sad and very sad to watch... i cried :(

the film can't be missed with powerful peformences of everyone including maraih carrey and monique the film includes crule insults sexual assalts and physical assault including a gut wrenching rape scene. people need to embraasse lee daniels poetic gut wrenching incredible moving motion picture going up adam 500 days of summer and the hurt locker as some of the best indie films of the year

Painfullly ..... boring . this movie is just boring .

i thought the movie and book was great but a little sad at some certain parts but i love it this is a great book to read because its not boring at all.

This movie was very powerful yet depressing to see how much Precious struggled. Her brutal parents beat and raped her, and there's a lot of bad language. It's something that teens should see to see how lucky they really are, and to see what some people have suffered. It's very heartbreaking and made me cry. Definitely one of the best movies I have ever seen.