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  • Daniels was abused for being gay - 15 November 2009
    -Director Lee Daniels was compelled to make gritty new drama Precious - because telling the story of abuse on the big screen helped heal the scars from his own painful past.- -The filmmaker has won critical acclaim for the movie, based on author Sapphire's book Push,


  • Daniels 'scared' of Oscars - 11 November 2009
    -Filmmaker Lee Daniels is shocked to hear his new film Precious has been tipped for success at the upcoming Academy Awards - because he is so used to disappointment at the Oscars.- -The director admits he was hoping to score a nomination for his 2004 film The Woodsma

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Lee Daniels - filmography


  • Precious (2009)
    Starring: Gabourey,  Paula Patton,  Mariah Carey
    Director: Lee Daniels
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    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, a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 78% from 20 members
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Lee Daniels facts

5 most recent films

Precious - 4.0 stars
Shadowboxer - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Shadowboxer - 2.5 stars
Precious - 4.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Precious - 4.0 stars
Shadowboxer - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Nealla Gordon - 1 times - show films
Joseph Gordon-Levitt - 1 times - show films
Helen Mirren - 1 times - show films
Gabourey - 1 times - show films
Macy Gray - 1 times - show films