Set 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; 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.
| Writing | Geoffrey Fletcher | Screenplay |
| Directing | Lee Daniels | Director |
| Writing | Sapphire | Novel |
| Camera | Andrew Dunn | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Joe Klotz | Editor |
| Sound | Mario Grigorov | Music |
| Production | Gary Magness | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Draghici | Costume Design |
| Production | Sarah Siegel-Magness | Producer |
| Production | Lee Daniels | Producer |
| Production | Lisa Cortés | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Naomi Peters | Stunt Double |
| Art | Roshelle Berliner | Production Design |
| Crew | Joanna Shelmidine | Stunts |
| Crew | Nicole Callender | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Rose Sias | Stunts |
| Crew | Roy T. Anderson | Stunts |
| Crew | Derrick Simmons | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Roy Farfel | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Gene Harrison | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Mike Burke | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Jwaundace Candece | Stunt Double |
