The Help Movie

Change begins with a whisper.

The Help movie poster

Who's Involved:

Chris Columbus, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo, Tate Taylor, Cicely Tyson, Kathryn Stockett, Michael Barnathan, Jennifer Blum, Michael Radcliffe, Lila Rogers, Mohamed Khalef Al-Mazrouei, Brunson Green, Dean Jones, Nate Berkus

Release Date:

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Nationwide

PG-13   PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED MPA
thematic material
Runtime: N/A
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Story follows a young white woman in the early 1960s in Mississippi who becomes interested in the plight of the African-American domestic servants that every family has working for them. She writes their stories about mistreatment, abuse and heartbreak, all just before the Civil Rights revolution.


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Who stars in The Help: Cast List


Eddington, Bugonia  


G20, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her  


Jurassic World Dominion, Deep Cover  


I, Tonya, Everything’s Going to Be Great  


Interstellar, The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her  


Smurfs, Zootopia  


Interstellar, Jack Reacher  


Diary of a Mad Black Woman, The Haunting in Georgia  


 


 


(In Talks)

Promising Young Woman, Veronica Mars  

Who's making The Help: Crew List

A look at the The Help behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Tate Taylor last directed Breaking News In Yuba County and Ava. The film's writer Tate Taylor last wrote Breaking News In Yuba County and Get On Up.

Director

Tate Taylor

Screenwriter

Tate Taylor

Producers

Michael Barnathan
Chris Columbus
Brunson Green

Production: What we know about The Help?

Key Facts

  1. Based on the best-selling novel "The Help", written by Kathryn Stockett.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2011 - March: The film was set to Completed  status.
  2. 2010 - October: The film was set to Production  status.
  3. 2010 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production  status.
  4. 2010 - March: The film was set to Announced  status.

The Help Release Date: When was the film released?


The Help was a nationwide release in 2011 on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 in around 2,500 theaters. There were 1 other movie released on the same date, including Love.

The Help DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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The Help was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 .

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