The Help
“Change begins with a whisper.”
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.
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Cast
55 people
Emma Stone
Skeeter Phelan
Known for
The Amazing Spider-Man
La La Land
Viola Davis
Aibileen Clark
Known for
Prisoners
Suicide Squad
Bryce Dallas Howard
Hilly Holbrook
Known for
Jurassic World
The Village
Octavia Spencer
Minny Jackson
Known for
Hidden Figures
The Shape of Water
Jessica Chastain
Celia Foote
Known for
The Martian
Interstellar
Ahna O'Reilly
Elizabeth Leefolt
Known for
All I See Is You
Fruitvale Station
Allison Janney
Charlotte Phelan
Known for
Finding Nemo
I, Tonya
Anna Camp
Jolene French
Known for
Pitch Perfect
True Blood
Eleanor Henry
Mae Mobley
No other roles listed
Emma Henry
Mae Mobley
Chris Lowell
Stuart Whitworth
Known for
GLOW
Private Practice
Cicely Tyson
Constantine Jefferson
Known for
Fried Green Tomatoes
A Fall from Grace
Tate Taylor Director · Kathryn Stockett Author Thomas Newman Composer
Worldwide gross $217M · Budget $25M · United States release August 10, 2011
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$216,600,000
Gross vs. budget
8.7×
Production
1492 Pictures
Production
Harbinger Pictures
Production
DreamWorks
Studio · Production
Touchstone Pictures
Production
26th Street Pictures
Production
Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ
Production
Participant Media
Production
Reliance Entertainment
Production
United States · India · United Arab Emirates
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · August 9, 2011
Theatrical
United States · August 10, 2011
Theatrical
United States
August 9, 2011 · Premiere · Beverly Hills, California
Argentina
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Australia
September 1, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 12, 2011 · Premiere · Gent International Film Festival
December 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 14, 2011 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
February 3, 2012 · Theatrical
Chile
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
China
April 23, 2012 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Colombia
January 27, 2012 · Theatrical
Czechia
January 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Denmark
November 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 11, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
October 7, 2011 · Theatrical
France
September 2, 2011 · Premiere · Deauville American Film Festival
October 26, 2011 · Theatrical
February 23, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
October 7, 2011 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
November 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
November 2, 2011 · Premiere · Panorama of European Cinema
November 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
September 22, 2011 · Theatrical
February 24, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
Hungary
September 17, 2011 · Premiere · Jameson Cinefest International Film Festival
November 3, 2011 · Theatrical
March 17, 2012 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Iceland
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
India
November 25, 2011 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 5, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
October 26, 2012 · Theatrical
Israel
September 8, 2011 · Theatrical
Italy
January 4, 2012 · Theatrical
Japan
February 25, 2012 · Premiere · Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
March 31, 2012 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
Kuwait
November 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Latvia
September 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Malta
November 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Mexico
February 17, 2012 · Theatrical
Netherlands
January 19, 2012 · Theatrical
May 9, 2012 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
May 19, 2014 · TV · Net 5
Norway
October 7, 2011 · Theatrical
Peru
January 12, 2012 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 17, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Poland
November 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 5, 2011 · Theatrical
Romania
November 4, 2011 · Theatrical
Russia
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
March 27, 2012 · Physical · DVD / Blu-ray
Singapore
September 22, 2011 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 9, 2012 · Theatrical
Slovenia
December 8, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
November 3, 2011 · Theatrical
Spain
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 2, 2011 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
November 2, 2011 · Theatrical · French
December 8, 2011 · Theatrical · German
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical · Italian
Taiwan
November 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Thailand
November 10, 2011 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 10, 2012 · Theatrical
Ukraine
February 16, 2012 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
February 8, 2012 · Physical · Blu-ray
United Kingdom
August 14, 2011 · Premiere · Empire Big Screen
October 26, 2011 · Theatrical
Venezuela
January 20, 2012 · Theatrical
Vietnam
October 20, 2011 · Theatrical
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