| Overall: | C |
|---|---|
| Violence: | C- |
| Sexual Content: | D+ |
| Language: | D |
| Drugs/Alcohol: | C+ |
| Run Time: | 110 |
| Theater Release: | |
| Video Release: | 09 Mar 2010 |
| MPAA Rating: | |
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Precious is rated R: for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language.
Cast: Gabourey 'Gabby' Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Lee Daniels.
Studio: 2009 Lionsgate
Website: Official site for Precious.
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Rod Gustafson has worked in various media industries since 1977. He founded Parent Previews in 1993, and today continues to write and broadcast the reviews in newspapers, on radio and (of course) on the Internet. He currently serves as the President of the Alberta Association for Media Awareness, a provincial non-profit society. He also authors a regular column for The Parent's Television Council in Los Angeles. He and his wife Donna have four children.
