The Help (2011)

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3 star rating THE Screened Review by Matt Rorie

This simplistic look at Mississippi racism is buoyed by some remarkable performances, even if it sometimes mixes history with storytelling.

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Tate Taylor Director previously directed Pretty Ugly People

In the 1960's, a young white woman and aspiring journalist begins to write a book that documents the mistreatment and racism suffered by 'the help' - the black women who cook, clean and look after the children of wealthy families - she also develops a close bond with two in-particular.
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The novel on which the movie is based had been rejected 60 times before eventually being published.

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Emma Stone Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan
Bryce Dallas Howard Hilly Holbrook
Jessica Chastain Celia Foote
Viola Davis Aibileen Clark
Octavia Spencer Minny Jackson
Sissy Spacek Missus Walters
Mike Vogel Johnny Foote
Allison Janney Charlotte Phelan
Chris Lowell Stuart Whitworth
David Oyelowo Preacher Green
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Emma Stone cures racism. Is there anything she can't do?

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Name The Help
US Release Aug. 10, 2011
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Runtime 137
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Rating PG-13
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    Domestic $169,598,523
    Foreign +35,700,000
  • = total worldwide gross $205,298,523
  • - a reported budget of $25,000,000
  • = a 721.2% net profit of $180,298,523
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