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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009 · directed by Lee Daniels · 110 min
23,785 feet · Prominence
894th of 15,261 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

$48m worldwide in 2009 — $73m in today's money.

As released$48mIn 2026 money$73mRank3,163 of 8,589In 200976 of 222

How Draw works

Inflation-adjusted worldwide box office, on one global curve, and nothing else. It does not know whether a film was good.

Praise91

Critics 85, awards 85. Half each, so Praise lands at 91.

Critics85 → 43Awards85 → 42

Oscars2 won Supporting Actress, Adapted Screenplay4 nominated Picture, Director, Actress, Film Editing
Golden Globes1 won Supporting Actress
BAFTAs1 won Actress1 nominated Film
How Praise works

Half critics, half a tiered award record where Picture and Directing carry most of the weight. Praise is the verdict at the time; Legacy is the verdict since.

Legacy42

Judged directly: Mo'Nique's Oscar, widely referenced and parodied.

Verdict42 of 100IMDb7.3 from 118kWikipedia61k views a monthAge17 years

Scored beside it · 1,134 of 3,430 films judged

If it does not belong in this company, the number is wrong.

How Legacy works

Legacy is a judgment, not a formula. A film can be adored by critics and culturally quiet, or lightly reviewed and permanently lodged in the culture, and no arithmetic over IMDb numbers tells the difference. Every signal behind it keeps updating.

draw 52 praise 91 legacy 42averages 62, which places it at23,785 ft
How the three become one number

Added, not multiplied, so a film transcendent on one pillar and weak on another is not zeroed out. A compression curve then squeezes the top, because the seven greatest films ever made should not be four thousand feet apart.

In these careers — elevation for this film

No scored career runs through this film yet. The people-side engine currently covers 108careers, and this film’s cast sits outside them. Top billing: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey.