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The Help

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Drama
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 25,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2011-08-09
⌚ Running Time: 146 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 8.213

Beloved Cast

Emma Stone original image
Skeeter Phelan
Emma Stone
Viola Davis original image
Aibileen Clark
Viola Davis
Bryce Dallas Howard original image
Hilly Holbrook
Bryce Dallas Howard
Octavia Spencer original image
Minny Jackson
Octavia Spencer
Jessica Chastain original image
Celia Foote
Jessica Chastain
Ahna O'Reilly original image
Elizabeth Leefolt
Ahna O'Reilly
Allison Janney original image
Charlotte Phelan
Allison Janney
Anna Camp original image
Jolene French
Anna Camp
Eleanor Henry original image
Mae Mobley
Eleanor Henry
Emma Henry original image
Mae Mobley
Emma Henry
Christopher Lowell original image
Stuart Whitworth
Christopher Lowell
Cicely Tyson original image
Constantine Jefferson
Cicely Tyson
Mike Vogel original image
Johnny Foote
Mike Vogel
Sissy Spacek original image
Missus Walters
Sissy Spacek
Brian Kerwin original image
Robert Phelan
Brian Kerwin
Wes Chatham original image
Carlton Phelan
Wes Chatham
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor original image
Yule Mae Davis
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
Ted Welch original image
William Holbrook
Ted Welch
Shane McRae original image
Raleigh Leefolt
Shane McRae
Roslyn Ruff original image
Pascagoula
Roslyn Ruff
Tarra Riggs original image
Gretchen
Tarra Riggs
Leslie Jordan original image
Mr. Blackly
Leslie Jordan
Mary Steenburgen original image
Elaine Stein
Mary Steenburgen
Tiffany Brouwer original image
Rebecca
Tiffany Brouwer
Carol Lee original image
Pearly
Carol Lee
Carol Sutton original image
Cora
Carol Sutton
Millicent Bolton original image
Callie
Millicent Bolton
Ashley Johnson original image
Mary Beth Caldwell
Ashley Johnson
Ritchie Montgomery original image
Bus Driver
Ritchie Montgomery
Don Brock original image
White Bus Passenger
Don Brock
Florence "Flo" Roach original image
Maid #1
Florence "Flo" Roach
Nelsan Ellis original image
Henry The Waiter
Nelsan Ellis
David Oyelowo original image
Preacher Green
David Oyelowo
LaChanze original image
Rachel
LaChanze
Dana Ivey original image
Gracie Higginbotham
Dana Ivey
Becky Fly original image
Woman in Grocery Store
Becky Fly
Sheerene Whitfield original image
Maid #2
Sheerene Whitfield
Cleta Elaine Ellington original image
Donna The Receptionist
Cleta Elaine Ellington
Henry Carpenter original image
Jameso
Henry Carpenter
John Taylor original image
Missus Walters' Date
John Taylor
Charles Cooper original image
Tire Winner @ Ballroom #1
Charles Cooper
Diana Cooper original image
Tire Winner @ Ballroom #2
Diana Cooper
Coyt Bailey original image
Party Guest #3
Coyt Bailey
Wade Cottonfield original image
Lead Singer of Band
Wade Cottonfield
Kelsey Scot original image
Sugar Jackson
Kelsey Scot
Amy Beckwith original image
Bridge Club
Amy Beckwith
Sloane Fair original image
Bridge Club
Sloane Fair
Anna Jennings original image
Bridge Club
Anna Jennings
Lauren Miller original image
Bridge Club
Lauren Miller
Elizabeth Smith original image
Bridge Club
Elizabeth Smith
Mary Taylor Killebrew original image
Bridge Club
Mary Taylor Killebrew
Kathryn Ursy original image
Bridge Club
Kathryn Ursy
Stephanie Ward original image
Bridge Club
Stephanie Ward
Lamar Lott original image
Bus Rider (uncredited)
Lamar Lott
Charles Orr original image
Bellhop (uncredited)
Charles Orr

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