The Help

Movie
TitleThe Help
User score

8.2

Release dateAug 9, 2011
GenreDrama
DirectorTate Taylor
Production countryIndia, United States of America, United Arab Emirates
Production companiesDreamWorks Pictures, Reliance Entertainment, 1492 Pictures, Harbinger Pictures, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Participant
Budget$25,000,000
Revenue$216,600,000
Run time146 min.

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.

Videos

Official Trailer

May 2, 2011

The Help -- Accolades

Jan 28, 2012

A Social Awakening

Feb 9, 2012

Shinolator

Oct 14, 2011

"Put Mama in a Chair"

Oct 14, 2011

"You Should Read the Book"

Oct 14, 2011

Skeeter's Interview

Oct 14, 2011

Skeeter Needs Aibileen's Help

Oct 14, 2011

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