The Help Poster

The Help

82.09% | August 9, 2011 | Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Tate Taylor
Director
Tate Taylor
Screenplay
Stephen Goldblatt
Director of Photography

Cast

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