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  1. The Help is a 2011 period drama film written and directed by Tate Taylor and based on Kathryn Stockett's 2009 novel of the same name.The film features an ensemble cast, including Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, and Sissy Spacek.The film and novel recount the story of a young white woman and aspiring journalist ...

  2. Aug 10, 2011 · The Help: Directed by Tate Taylor. With Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer. An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

  3. The #1 New York Times bestseller by Kathryn Stockett comes to vivid life through the powerful performances of a phenomenal ensemble cast. Led by Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Bryce Dallas Howard, The Help is an inspirational, courageous and empowering story about very different, extraordinary women in the 1960s South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing ...

  4. The Help. In 1960s Mississippi, Southern society girl Skeeter turns her small town on its ear when she interviews the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent white families. 31,140 IMDb 8.1 2 h 26 min 2011. X-Ray PG-13.

  5. Jackson, Mississippi, 1963. With the Jim Crow laws enforcing racial segregation, budding journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan returns to her hometown after graduation. But the vibrant, good-hearted white woman doesn't come home empty-handed: Skeeter has come up with the radical idea to interview local black maids and tell their side of the story ...

  6. Aug 9, 2011 · "The Help" is a safe film about a volatile subject. Presenting itself as the story of how African-American maids in the South viewed their employers during Jim Crow days, it is equally the story of how they empowered a young white woman to write a best-seller about them, and how that book transformed the author's mother. We are happy for the two white women, and a third, but as the film ends ...

  7. Jun 8, 2011 · Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Emma Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her fr...

  8. Aug 10, 2011 · 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. Tate Taylor. Director, Screenplay. Kathryn Stockett. Novel. Written by Kamurai on October 3, 2020. Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her ...

  9. Upcoming Movies and TV shows; ... 2019 Full Review Anna Smith metro.co.uk The Help is a somewhat light-hearted take on the relations between black maids and their bosses in 1960s Mississippi, ...

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  10. Aug 10, 2011 · Based on the critically acclaimed No. 1 New York Times best-selling debut novel by Kathryn Stockett, The Help, adapted for the screen and directed by Tate Taylor, chronicles the relationship between three different and extraordinary women in 1960s Mississippi, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts all three women at risk.