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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Movie Details: The Help
Title | The Help |
Genre(s) | Drama |
Release | August 9, 2011 |
Overview | 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. |
Language(s) | English |
Director | Tate Taylor |
Casts | Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jessica Chastain, Anna Camp, Ahna O'Reilly, Allison Janney, Mary Steenburgen, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Christopher Lowell, Cicely Tyson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, David Oyelowo, Dana Ivey, LaChanze, Brian Kerwin, Wes Chatham, Ted Welch, Shane McRae, Roslyn Ruff, Tarra Riggs, Leslie Jordan, Tiffany Brouwer, Carol Sutton, Ashley Johnson, Ritchie Montgomery, Nelsan Ellis, Cleta Elaine Ellington, Amy Beckwith, Julie Ann Doan, Lamar Lott, Charles Orr, Ya'lita Thompson |
Duration | 2 Hours and 26 Minutes |
Rating | 8.201 |