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English    Nov 25, 2011 (USA)

Verdict: Cool Movie. Watchable.
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The Help is a 2011 Hollywood drama film released on Nov 25, 2011. The film is directed by Tate Taylor, produced by Chris Columbus under banner named Reliance Big Pictures.

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have taken care of prominent southern families.

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter (Stone) is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a Mississippi town -- upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Aibileen (Davis), Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, is the first to open up -- to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories -- and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly -- and unwillingly -- caught up in the changing times.

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Cast & Crew


Emma Stone

Emma Stone

Eugenia 'Skeeter' P..

Allison Janney

Allison Janney

Charlotte Phelan

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard

Hilly Holbrook

Sissy Spacek

Sissy Spacek

Missus Walters

Jessica Chastain

Jessica Chastain

Celia Foote

Mike Vogel

Mike Vogel

Johnny Foote

Reviews for The Help


Ankur Pathak

4.0

Ankur Pathakrediff.com

What is pleasantly surprising and distinctive about The Help, adapted from Kathryn Stockett's best-selling debut novel of the same name, is that though it conveys lucidly the dist..

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Rashid Irani

3.5

Rashid IraniHindustan Times

Just when we thought that social issues had been shot dead and buried by Hollywood — overdosing on 3D and heist flicks — there comes The Help which once again takes up cudgels..

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Nikhat Kazmi

3.5

Nikhat KazmiTimes of India

The mission is simple -- Skeeter Phelan is a newly empowered (fresh graduate) white woman in the southern city of Mississippi in the 1960s who wants to write a bestseller. Finding..

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Rajeev Masand

3.0

Rajeev Masandibnlive.com

It's easy to see why 'The Help', a rousing melodrama about racial prejudice set in 1960s Mississippi, became an instant crowd-pleaser when it released in the United States this su..

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Suprateek Chatterjee

3.0

Suprateek ChatterjeeMid-Day

In the fantastic 2008 drama Doubt, Viola Davis is on screen for less than 15 minutes. Yet, in a movie starring acting heavyweights such as Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman,..

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Mrigank Dhaniwala

NR

Mrigank DhaniwalaKoimoi

The Help Review: Business rating: 1.5 stars. What’s Good: The well-written screenplay; the dramatic confrontatio...

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