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The Help( 2011)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Emma Stone

      Skeeter Phelan

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      Viola Davis

      Aibileen Clark

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      Bryce Dallas Howard

      Hilly Holbrook

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      Octavia Spencer

      Minny Jackson

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      Jessica Chastain

      Celia Foote

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      Ahna O'Reilly

      Elizabeth Leefolt

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      Allison Janney

      Charlotte Phelan

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      Anna Camp

      Jolene French

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      Eleanor Henry

      Mae Mobley

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      Emma Henry

      Mae Mobley

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      Christopher Lowell

      Stuart Whitworth

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      Cicely Tyson

      Constantine Jefferson

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      Mike Vogel

      Johnny Foote

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      Sissy Spacek

      Missus Walters

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      Brian Kerwin

      Robert Phelan

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      Wes Chatham

      Carlton Phelan

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      Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

      Yule Mae Davis

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      Ted Welch

      William Holbrook

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      Shane McRae

      Raleigh Leefolt

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      Roslyn Ruff

      Pascagoula

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      Tarra Riggs

      Gretchen

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      Leslie Jordan

      Mr. Blackly

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      Mary Steenburgen

      Elaine Stein

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      Tiffany Brouwer

      Rebecca

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      Carol Lee

      Pearly

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      Carol Sutton

      Cora

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      Millicent Bolton

      Callie

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      Ashley Johnson

      Mary Beth Caldwell

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      Ritchie Montgomery

      Bus Driver

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      Don Brock

      White Bus Passenger

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      Florence "Flo" Roach

      Maid #1

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      Nelsan Ellis

      Henry The Waiter

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      David Oyelowo

      Preacher Green

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      LaChanze

      Rachel

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      Dana Ivey

      Gracie Higginbotham

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      Becky Fly

      Woman in Grocery Store

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      Sheerene Whitfield

      Maid #2

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      Cleta Elaine Ellington

      Donna The Receptionist

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      Henry Carpenter

      Jameso

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      John Taylor

      Missus Walters' Date

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      Charles Cooper

      Tire Winner @ Ballroom #1

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      Diana Cooper

      Tire Winner @ Ballroom #2

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      Coyt Bailey

      Party Guest #3

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      Wade Cottonfield

      Lead Singer of Band

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      Kelsey Scot

      Sugar Jackson

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      Amy Beckwith

      Bridge Club

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      Sloane Fair

      Bridge Club

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      Anna Jennings

      Bridge Club

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      Lauren Miller

      Bridge Club

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      Elizabeth Smith

      Bridge Club

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      Mary Taylor Killebrew

      Bridge Club

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      Kathryn Ursy

      Bridge Club

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      Stephanie Ward

      Bridge Club

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      Lamar Lott

      Bus Rider (uncredited)

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      Charles Orr

      Bellhop (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 3Discussion
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    A review by Andres Gomez

    9
    Written by Andres Gomez on Fri Jan 24 2014
    Great setting, cast, story and performances. A must to be seen....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    25000000.00

    Revenue

    216600000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • mississippi river
    • exploitation
    • racial segregation
    • racism
    • writer
    • maid
    • moral courage
    • ressentiment
    • southern belle
    • racial issues
    • 1960s
    • newspaper columnist
    • desperate
    • cautionary
    • authoritarian