Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Wednesday, August 10, 2011 Nationwide
thematic material
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
Kinds of Kindness, Crazy, Stupid, Love
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Air
Argylle, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Finding Nemo 3D, Minions
The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Molly's Game
The Smurfs Musical, Hidden Figures
The Book of Clarence, Interstellar
Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace, The Haunting in Georgia
Chris Lowell
(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
Screenwriter
Producers
Michael BarnathanChris Columbus
Brunson Green
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Production: What we know about The Help?
Key Facts
- Based on the best-selling novel "The Help", written by Kathryn Stockett.
Filming Timeline
- 2011 - March: The film was set to Completed status.
- 2010 - October: The film was set to Production status.
- 2010 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
- 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?
The Help was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, December 6, 2011 .