Precious (2009)

Directed by: Lee Daniels

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Claireece Precious Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) struggles with unthinkable adversity while growing up in Harlem in the 1980’s.

Cat Burglars (Scene Stealers): Precious lives with her abusive mother Mary (Mo’Nique) who owns at least three cats.

Precious - orange and white cat on shelf behind Mary Mo'Nique

The cats are present throughout the scenes in the apartment, usually in the background.

Precious - tabby and white and light ginger cat on couches with Mary Mo'Nique

There is a tabby and white cat, a light ginger tabby and an orange and white cat. One of them is apparently named Ethel, as Mary asks, “Ethel, where you at?” in one scene.

Precious - light ginger tabby cat licking paw

Precious - light ginger tabby cat behind Mary Mo'Nique

Precious - tabby and white cat on stairs behind Precious Gabourey Sidibe

Precious - light ginger tabby cat on couch with Precious Gabourey Sidibe

The cats are usually standing nearby when Precious is cooking food for her mother.

Precious - light ginger tabby and tabby and white cat near Precious Gabourey Sidibe cooking food for Mary Mo'Nique

Precious - tabby and white cat one table between Precious Gabourey Sidibe and Mary Mo'Nique

Precious - tabby and white cat in front of Mary Mo'Nique

Precious - light ginger tabby near Precious Gabourey Sidibe cooking food for Mary Mo'Nique

Precious - light ginger tabby cat behind Precious Gabourey Sidibe and Mary Mo'Nique

Precious leaves the apartment with her baby after a particularly violent fight with her mother. Mary pushes the orange and white cat from a chair which then crosses a doorway. The cats do not appear again after this.