https://cabaneasang.tv/film/the-help/
Festival Cinemania 2026
The Help (2011) - film poster, directed by Tate Taylor

The Help

2011
2h 26min United States of America Feature
Directed by
Tate Taylor
Drama Exploitation / Grindhouse
Not currently streaming on CaSTV

Synopsis

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.

The Help (2011) is a 2h 26min drama feature film by Tate Taylor. Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently... Selected for Los Angeles Film Awards (2025).

Key facts

Cast Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Ahna O'Reilly, Allison Janney, Anna Camp
Original language English
First release August 9, 2011 (Canada)
Production companies 1492 Pictures, DreamWorks, Participant, Reliance Entertainment, Touchstone Pictures
Based on The Help
Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Setting Mississippi

Crew

Screenplay Tate Taylor
Producer Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Cinematography Stephen Goldblatt
Editing Hughes Winborne
Music Thomas Newman

Trailer

Stills

The Help The Help The Help The Help The Help

Rating

8.0/10 7 votes User rating

Reviews

No reviews yet. Be the first to write one.

Festival History

Titles
Original title The Help English
Québec French title La Couleur des sentiments
Soundtracks
CD The Help (Original Motion Picture Score) - Thomas Newman, Mike Zainer, Bill Bernstein (2011) 3 releases, 2011: Dreamworks II Distribution Co., LLC, Varèse Sarabande
Releases & classifications
Theatrical Canada August 9, 2011
Theatrical United States August 10, 2011
Theatrical Australia September 1, 2011
Theatrical Israel September 8, 2011
Theatrical Latvia September 14, 2011
Theatrical Hong Kong September 22, 2011
Theatrical Singapore September 22, 2011
Theatrical Sweden September 23, 2011
Theatrical Portugal October 5, 2011
Theatrical Finland October 7, 2011
Theatrical Norway October 7, 2011
Theatrical Lithuania October 14, 2011
Theatrical Vietnam October 20, 2011
Theatrical France October 26, 2011
Theatrical United Kingdom October 26, 2011
Theatrical Spain October 28, 2011
Theatrical Iceland October 28, 2011
Theatrical Switzerland November 2, 2011
Theatrical Hungary November 3, 2011
Theatrical South Korea November 3, 2011
Theatrical Poland November 4, 2011
Theatrical Romania November 4, 2011
Theatrical Malta November 9, 2011
Theatrical Thailand November 10, 2011
Theatrical Estonia November 11, 2011
Theatrical Germany November 16, 2011
Theatrical Denmark November 17, 2011
Theatrical Taiwan November 18, 2011
Theatrical Greece November 24, 2011
Theatrical KW November 24, 2011
Theatrical India November 25, 2011
Theatrical Switzerland December 8, 2011
Theatrical Slovenia December 8, 2011
Theatrical Belgium December 28, 2011
Theatrical Italy January 4, 2012
Theatrical Argentina January 12, 2012
Theatrical Chile January 12, 2012
Theatrical Peru January 12, 2012
Theatrical Netherlands January 19, 2012
Theatrical Switzerland January 20, 2012
Theatrical Venezuela January 20, 2012
Theatrical Czech Republic January 26, 2012
Theatrical Colombia January 27, 2012
Theatrical Bulgaria February 3, 2012
Theatrical Brazil February 3, 2012
Theatrical Slovakia February 9, 2012
Theatrical Turkey February 10, 2012
Theatrical Kazakhstan February 16, 2012
Theatrical Russia February 16, 2012
Theatrical Ukraine February 16, 2012
Theatrical Mexico February 17, 2012
Theatrical Hong Kong February 24, 2012
Theatrical Japan March 31, 2012
Theatrical Ireland October 26, 2012
Television Netherlands May 19, 2014
Streaming Indonesia September 5, 2020
Streaming France February 23, 2021
Classification Germany 0
Classification United Kingdom 12A
Classification United States PG-13
Versions & editions
Original version (English)
Home video United Arab Emirates February 8, 2012
Home video Philippines February 17, 2012
Home video Hungary March 17, 2012
Home video Russia March 27, 2012
Home video Netherlands May 9, 2012
Full credits
Director Tate Taylor
Cast Emma Stone (Skeeter Phelan), Viola Davis (Aibileen Clark), Bryce Dallas Howard (Hilly Holbrook), Octavia Spencer (Minny Jackson), Jessica Chastain (Celia Foote), Ahna O'Reilly (Elizabeth Leefolt), Allison Janney (Charlotte Phelan), Anna Camp (Jolene French), Eleanor Henry (Mae Mobley), Emma Henry (Mae Mobley), Chris Lowell (Stuart Whitworth), Cicely Tyson (Constantine Jefferson), Mike Vogel (Johnny Foote), Sissy Spacek (Missus Walters), Brian Kerwin (Robert Phelan), Wes Chatham (Carlton Phelan), Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Yule Mae Davis), Ted Welch (William Holbrook), Shane McRae (Raleigh Leefolt), Roslyn Ruff (Pascagoula), Tarra Riggs (Gretchen), Leslie Jordan (Mr. Blackly), Mary Steenburgen (Elaine Stein), Tiffany Brouwer (Rebecca), Carol Lee (Pearly), Carol Sutton (Cora), Millicent Bolton (Callie), Ashley Johnson (Mary Beth Caldwell), Ritchie Montgomery (Bus Driver), Don Brock (White Bus Passenger), Florence "Flo" Roach (Maid #1), Nelsan Ellis (Henry The Waiter), David Oyelowo (Preacher Green), LaChanze (Rachel), Dana Ivey (Gracie Higginbotham), Becky Fly (Woman in Grocery Store), Sheerene Whitfield (Maid #2), Cleta Elaine Ellington (Donna The Receptionist), Henry Carpenter (Jameso), John Taylor (Missus Walters' Date), Charles Cooper (Tire Winner @ Ballroom #1), Diana Cooper (Tire Winner @ Ballroom #2), Coyt Bailey (Party Guest #3), Wade Cottonfield (Lead Singer of Band), Kelsey Scot (Sugar Jackson), Amy Beckwith (Bridge Club), Sloane Fair (Bridge Club), Anna Jennings (Bridge Club), Lauren Miller (Bridge Club), Elizabeth Smith (Bridge Club), Mary Taylor Killebrew (Bridge Club), Kathryn Ursy (Bridge Club), Stephanie Ward (Bridge Club), Lamar Lott (Bus Rider (uncredited)), Charles Orr (Bellhop (uncredited))
Screenplay Tate Taylor
Producer Brunson Green, Chris Columbus, Michael Barnathan
Executive producer Jeff Skoll, Jennifer Blum, John Norris, L. Dean Jones Jr., Mark Radcliffe, Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei, Nate Berkus, Tate Taylor
Cinematography Stephen Goldblatt
Editing Hughes Winborne
Music Thomas Newman
Production design Mark Ricker
Visual effects Robert Cole
Costumes Sharen Davis
Identifiers & sources
Wikidata Q204374
IMDb tt1454029
TMDB 50014
CQ 97887

Additional data: TMDB.

Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)

Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)

Whorewolf - watch free on CaSTV

Suggest an edit