The Help

The Help (2011)

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  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2011-08-09
  • User Rating: 8.2/10 from 7816 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 26min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: DreamWorks Pictures
  • Production Country: India, United Arab Emirates, United States of America
  • Director: Tate Taylor
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Summary

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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  • Emma Stone

    as Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan
  • Viola Davis

    as Aibileen Clark
  • Octavia Spencer

    as Minny Jackson
  • Bryce Dallas Howard

    as Hilly Holbrook
  • Jessica Chastain

    as Celia Foote
  • Allison Janney

    as Charlotte Phelan
  • Ahna O'Reilly

    as Elizabeth Leefolt
  • Sissy Spacek

    as Missus Walters
  • Anna Camp

    as Jolene French
  • ​Christopher Lowell

    as Stuart Whitworth
  • Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor

    as Yule Mae Davis
  • Mike Vogel

    as Johnny Foote
  • Cicely Tyson

    as Constantine Jefferson
  • Leslie Jordan

    as Mr. Blackly
  • David Oyelowo

    as Preacher Green
  • Ashley Johnson

    as Mary Beth Caldwell
  • Roslyn Ruff

    as Pascagoula
  • Brian Kerwin

    as Robert Phelan
  • Wes Chatham

    as Carlton Phelan
  • Mary Steenburgen

    as Elain Stein
  • Dana Ivey

    as Gracie Higginbotham
  • LaChanze

    as Rachel
  • Ted Welch

    as William Holbrook
  • Shane McRae

    as Raleigh Leefolt
  • Tarra Riggs

    as Gretchen
  • Tiffany Brouwer

    as Rebecca
  • Carol Sutton

    as Cora
  • Ritchie Montgomery

    as Bus Driver
  • Nelsan Ellis

    as Henry The Waiter
  • Cleta Elaine Ellington

    as Donna The Receptionist
  • Amy Beckwith

    as Bridge Club
  • Julie Ann Doan

    as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  • Lamar Lott

    as Bus Rider (uncredited)
  • Charles Orr

    as Bellhop (uncredited)
  • Ya'lita Thompson

    as Le jeune diacre
Sound Thomas Newman Original Music Composer
Production Kerry Barden Casting
Camera Stephen Goldblatt Director of Photography
Sound Bill Bernstein Music Editor
Production Chris Columbus Producer
Production Mark Radcliffe Executive Producer
Crew Rocky Capella Stunt Coordinator
Editing Curtis Lindersmith Digital Intermediate
Editing Jim Passon Color Timer
Costume & Make-Up Sharen Davis Costume Design
Editing Hughes Winborne Editor
Production Michael Barnathan Producer
Production Paul Schnee Casting
Production Jeff Skoll Executive Producer
Writing Tate Taylor Screenplay
Directing Tate Taylor Director
Production Tate Taylor Executive Producer
Sound David Giammarco Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art Mark Ricker Production Design
Crew Mark Graziano Post-Production Manager
Production Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei Executive Producer
Camera Dale Robinette Still Photographer
Crew Robert Bella Post Production Supervisor
Production John Norris Executive Producer
Writing Kathryn Stockett Novel
Production Jennifer Blum Executive Producer
Art Curt Beech Art Direction
Art Rena DeAngelo Set Decoration
Production Brunson Green Producer
Costume & Make-Up Gloria Belz Makeup Artist
Sound Scott A. Jennings Sound Effects Editor
Costume & Make-Up Dana Kay Hart Costume Supervisor
Sound Scott Millan Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Costume & Make-Up Brad Wilder Makeup Department Head
Crew Jwaundace Candece Stunts
Art Kendrick Hudson Location Scout
Crew Brian McNulty Post Production Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Natasha Ladek Wigmaker
Camera Will Arnot Camera Operator
Camera Will Arnot Steadicam Operator
Production Robin Sweet Unit Production Manager
Costume & Make-Up Camille Friend Hair Department Head
Production Russell Allen Production Coordinator
Directing Cate Hardman Script Supervisor
Directing Donald Sparks Assistant Director
Costume & Make-Up Mary Everett Hairstylist
Crew Rex Reddick Stunt Coordinator
Crew Robert Cole Special Effects
Sound Willie D. Burton Production Sound Mixer
Production Nate Berkus Executive Producer
Production L. Dean Jones Jr. Executive Producer
Production Sonya Lunsford Co-Producer
Sound Jennifer Hawks Music Supervisor
Sound Andrew Silver Music Editor
Sound Dennis Drummond Supervising Sound Editor
Lighting Erik Bernstein Rigging Gaffer
Crew Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi Stunts
Lighting Colin J. Campbell Lighting Technician
Lighting Shawn Torge Electrician
Camera Khris Bennett Grip
Directing Karen Davis Second Assistant Director
Production Adam Cole Post Production Coordinator
Sound Brian Smith ADR Mixer