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Help, The (2011)  link to Help, The on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2120

cover Help, The

IMDb Rating:
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8.1/10 (354.5K votes)

Country: United States, 146 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Drama

Director(s): Tate Taylor

Storyline:
Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times.

Cast:

Emma Stone Skeeter Phelan
Viola Davis Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard Hilly Holbrook
Octavia Spencer Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain Celia Foote

Medium: DVD5,

Location: Drawer 17 Slot 79

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 1.85:1