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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009 · directed by Lee Daniels · 110 min
23,529 feet · Prominence
1,117th of 24,106 films scored
Not coveredNo Rewatchables episode on file.

How this film scores

Draw52

Lifetime worldwide gross $48m, re-releases included; about $73m in 2026 money.

Rank3,492 of 11,051In 200994 of 312

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

Awards claim half the headroom above the critics' score.

Critics85 baseAwards85 signal → +6 lift

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

Critics set the score; a tiered award record, Picture and Directing carrying the most weight, claims half the headroom above it. 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 · 1,566 of 4,039 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, placing it at23,529 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.

Whose apex this is

▲ Gabourey Sidibe

In these careers — elevation for this film

Gabourey Sidibe18,863 ftPaula Patton18,307 ftBill Sage17,631 ft