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The Help

Change begins with a whisper.

2011 2 hours 26 minutes
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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.

Released

9th August 2011

13 years ago

Runtime

2 hours 26 minutes

Finishes at 10:31am

Budget

$25,000,000 ($29,710,000 today)

Revenue $216,600,000Profit

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Directed by

Tate Taylor

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Written by

Tate Taylor

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Ratings and awards

Won 1 Oscar. 79 wins & 121 nominations total

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    8.1/10

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    76%

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    62%

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    82%

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    82%

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    77%

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