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The Help (2011)
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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 85,282 users
Metascore:
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Reviews: 319 user | 315 critic | 41 from Metacritic.com An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African-American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis. Director:Tate Taylor |
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| Viola Davis | ... | ||
| Bryce Dallas Howard | ... | ||
| Octavia Spencer | ... | ||
| Jessica Chastain | ... | ||
| Ahna O'Reilly | ... | ||
| Allison Janney | ... | ||
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Jolene French
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Emma Henry | ... | |
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| Cicely Tyson | ... | ||
| Mike Vogel | ... | ||
| Sissy Spacek | ... | ||
| Brian Kerwin | ... |
Robert Phelan
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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. Written by Walt Disney Pictures
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Change begins with a whisper.Genres:
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$26,044,590 (USA) (14 August 2011) (2534 Screens)Gross:
$169,705,587 (USA) (4 March 2012)Company Credits
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Aibileen Clark: I was born 1911, Chicksaw County, Piedmont Plantation.
Woman: And did you know as a girl growing up that one day you'd be a maid?
Aibileen Clark: Yes ma'am, I did.
Woman: And you knew that because...
Aibileen Clark: My mama was a maid. My grandmama was a house slave.
Woman: [whispering as she writes down] "house slave..." Did you ever dream of being something else?
Aibileen Clark: [nods yes]
Woman: What does it feel like to raise a white child when your own child's at home being looked after by somebody else?
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Minny was based on Octavia Spencer, who also provided narration for the audiobook adaptation. See more »Goofs
Anachronisms: Skeeter is shown using liquid paper, which in 1963 was still being sold out of its inventor's house and was not yet widely available. People used hard, round "typewriter erasers" and brushes to correct typing errors. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Aibileen Clark: I was born 1911, Chicksaw County, Piedmont Plantation.
Woman: And did you know as a girl growing up that one day you'd be a maid?
Aibileen Clark: Yes ma'am, I did.
Woman: And you knew that because...
Aibileen Clark: My mama was a maid. My grandmama was a house slave.
Woman: [whispering as she writes down] "house slave..." Did you ever dream of being something else?
Aibileen Clark: [nods yes]
Woman: What does it feel like to raise a white child when your own child's at home being looked after by somebody else?
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