Where to watch The Help(2011)

Where to stream The Help

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The Help plot summary

Change begins with a whisper.

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.

Details

Release date

August 9, 2011

Runtime

2h 26m

Genres

Drama

Directed by

Tate Taylor

Country

United States

TMDB rating

8.2 / 10 · 9,333 votes

The Help trailer

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Cast

• Emma StoneSkeeter Phelan
• Viola DavisAibileen Clark
• Bryce Dallas HowardHilly Holbrook
• Octavia SpencerMinny Jackson
• Jessica ChastainCelia Foote
• Ahna O'ReillyElizabeth Leefolt
• Allison JanneyCharlotte Phelan
• Anna CampJolene French
• Eleanor HenryMae Mobley
• EEmma HenryMae Mobley

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