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The Help (2011)

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Starring (View all)
Emma Stone Emma Stone
Skeeter Phelan
Viola Davis Viola Davis
Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard Bryce Dallas Howard
Hilly Holbrook
Octavia Spencer Octavia Spencer
Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain Jessica Chastain
Celia Foote
Ahna O Ahna O'Reilly
Elizabeth Leefolt
Allison Janney Allison Janney
Charlotte Phelan
Anna Camp Anna Camp
Jolene French


Written by
Tate Taylor Tate Taylor
(screenplay)


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The Help

13 years, 8 months ago at Aug 13 18:23
6 votes
How far are films willing to go in depicting the grimy, ugly side of tough social issues? I think it depends on how uncomfortable the filmmakers believe that audience members will be with it. Some of us would like to convince ourselves that filmmakers care more about making something artistically good than about satisfying the cravings of those who pay for movie tickets, but that's not the reality... read more

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13 years, 6 months ago at Oct 10 4:49
3 votes
Told through the eyes of three women in the late 1960’s The Help is a film about African-American house maids and the struggles they go through working for upper class families in Mississippi. Narrated by Aibileen Clark, The Help tells us about social and economic injustices, and how one person can have a voice that helps change the world. Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelin is determined to be writer,... read more

Misused & overlong story but amazing acting.

13 years, 2 months ago at Feb 25 22:00
2 votes
Okay, so The Help is in many ways like The Descendants (one of its award adversaries of 2011) where it can be easily identified as another Oscar buzz, so to speak, due to the repetitive theme of the dialogue but nevertheless meaningful nature and its colourful and easy-going backgrounds. However, there are quite a number of hit and miss aspects that reside within The Help where certain techniques ... read more
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An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African-American maid's point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
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