The Help
2011 · Movie · PG-13 · 146 min · ★ 8.2
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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Details
- Years
- 2011
- Release date
- 2011-08-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 146 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (9,057 votes)
- Box office
- $216,639,112
- Budget
- $25,000,000
Themes
- based on novel or book
- mississippi river
- exploitation
- racial segregation
- racism
- writer
- maid
- moral courage
- ressentiment
- southern belle
- racial issues
- 1960s
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2012
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 2012 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actress · 2012 · nominated
Cast & crew
Emma Stone
as Skeeter Phelan
Viola Davis
as Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard
as Hilly Holbrook
Octavia Spencer
as Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain
as Celia Foote
Ahna O'Reilly
as Elizabeth Leefolt
Allison Janney
as Charlotte Phelan
Anna Camp
as Jolene French
Eleanor Henry
as Mae Mobley
- EH
Emma Henry
as Mae Mobley
Directed by Tate Taylor