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The Help
“Change begins with a whisper.”
8.2 / 10• 2011• 2h 26m•PG-13• English
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Emma Stone
Skeeter Phelan
Lead
Viola Davis
Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard
Hilly Holbrook
Octavia Spencer
Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain
Celia Foote
Ahna O'Reilly
Elizabeth Leefolt
Allison Janney
Charlotte Phelan
Anna Camp
Jolene French
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tate Taylor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Help is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
