Overview

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.

Beesley's Ratings

Id

2058

Name

The Help

Genre

Drama

Leads

Stone,Emma-Davis,Viola

Rating

8

Content Advisory

Parents strongly cautioned

Comments

None

Metadata from themoviedb.org

Genre Ids

Drama

Id

50014

Popularity

81.328

Release Date

2011-08-09

Title

The Help

Vote Average

8.211

Vote Count

8137

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$216,600,000

Runtime

146 minutes