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The Help (2011 film)

The Help
Two black maids standing, beside two white women on a bench. Against a bright yellow background, the text in light purple.
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tate Taylor
Produced by
Written by Tate Taylor
Based on The Help
by
Starring
Music by Thomas Newman
Cinematography Stephen Goldblatt
Edited by Hughes Winborne
Production
company
Distributed by Walt Disney Studios
Motion Pictures
Release date
  • August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09) (Beverly Hills)
  • August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10) (United States)
Running time
146 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $25 million
Box office $216.6 million
The Help: Music from the Motion Picture
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released July 26, 2011
Genre Blues, soul, rhythm and blues, rock and roll
Label Geffen
Singles from The Help
  1. "The Living Proof"
    Released: August 16, 2011
The Help: Original Motion Picture Score
Soundtrack album by Thomas Newman
Released September 13, 2011
Length 59:34
Label Varese Sarabande

The Help is a 2011 American period drama film directed and written by Tate Taylor, and adapted from 's 2009 novel of the same name. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, and Emma Stone. The film and novel recount the story of young white woman and aspiring journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan. The story focuses on her relationship with two black maids, Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson, during the Civil Rights Movement in 1962 Jackson, Mississippi. In an attempt to become a legitimate journalist and writer, Skeeter decides to write a book from the point of view of the maids—referred to as "the help"— exposing the racism they are faced with as they work for white families.

DreamWorks Pictures acquired the screen rights to Stockett's novel in March 2010, and quickly commissioned the film into production with Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan, and Brunson Green as producers. The film's casting began later that month, with principal photography following four months after in Mississippi.

Touchstone Pictures released The Help worldwide, with a general theatrical release in North America on August 10, 2011. The film was a critical and commercial success, receiving positive reviews and grossing $216 million in worldwide box office.The Help received four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress for Davis, and Best Supporting Actress for both Chastain and Spencer, with the latter winning the award. The film also won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.


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