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The Help (2011)

PG-13 · 2011-08-09 · 2h 26m · EN
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Change begins with a whisper.

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

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Tate TaylorDirector
Budget
$25M
Box office
$216.6M

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Media

▶ Shinolator▶ "Put Mama in a Chair"▶ "You Should Read the Book"▶ Skeeter's Interview▶ Skeeter Needs Aibileen's Help▶ Official Trailer

Top billed cast

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Emma StoneEmma StoneEugenia "Skeeter" PhelanViola DavisViola DavisAibileen ClarkOctavia SpencerOctavia SpencerMinny JacksonBryce Dallas HowardBryce Dallas HowardHilly HolbrookJessica ChastainJessica ChastainCelia FooteMike VogelMike VogelJohnny FooteAllison JanneyAllison JanneyCharlotte PhelanSissy SpacekSissy SpacekMissus WaltersChris LowellChris LowellStuart WhitworthAhna O'ReillyAhna O'ReillyElizabeth LeefoltAnna CampAnna CampJolene FrenchCicely TysonCicely TysonConstantine Jefferson

Keywords

Based on novel or book1960sMississippi riverExploitationWriterRacismMaidRacial segregationMoral courageRessentimentSouthern belleRacial issuesNewspaper columnist

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · 1960s · Mississippi RiverDialogue densityDramaPacingLongDirector preference921Actor preference3170 · 51499 · 266

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What is The Help about?

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.

How long is The Help?

The Help has a runtime of 146 minutes.

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