bullied man grows up to help pregnant bully

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.

After a botched heist, Eddie a murderous crime boss, hunts down the seductive thief Karen who failed him. In order to win back Eddie’s trust, Karen recruits her ex-lover and premier thief Jack to steal a cargo of rare precious gems. But when the job goes down, allegiances are betrayed and lines are crossed as Jack, Karen, and Eddie face off in a fateful showdown.

11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

A Bully faces the generational consequences of his life and lifestyle.

"Bully" documents an exercise in which a young man who has been bullied re-creates the experience with a group of participants. One takes on the young man's role while the others play the bullies or individuals who stood by, watching it happen instead of intervening.

When a new kid named Cory moves to town, he's picked on by the school bullies. To protect himself, he doesn't use his fists-he uses his brain instead! He scares the bullies off by fibbing that his father is a hit man for the mob. Word quickly spreads around and gets the attention of the REAL mobsters in town, too. Now his dad has the problem! As shenanigans between the family and the mobsters ensue, Cory must find a way to make things right.

Andres sees his mother being abused by her boyfriend and lashes out by bullying others he sees as weak. One of the boys Andres bullies, Tony, learns that he can fight with his hands, but to really beat a bully, is to beat him with your mind.

A restless, bored, and pregnant woman gives a defiant 12-year old boy a ride home and pushes him over an emotional line he did not know he was crossing that day.

Single commander of a student dormitory intimidates inhabitants with her authority. She is quite opposite in relation to her secret daughters and dreams of having a husband. But once there is a man in her life the world collides.