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The Help (2011)
Description
After college a girl decides to write on the African American history ; one which would become a revolutionary topic.
After college a girl decides to write on the African American history ; one which would become a revolutionary topic.
Actors:
Kelsey Scot,
Medgar Evers,
Wes Chatham,
Shane McRae,
Aunjanue Ellis,
Dana Ivey,
Mary Steenburgen
Kelsey Scot
Medgar Evers
July 2, 1925 in Decatur, Mississippi, USA
Wes Chatham
11 October 1978, Georgia, USA
Shane McRae
23 July 1977, Gainesville, Florida, USA
Aunjanue Ellis
21 February 1969, San Francisco, California, USA
Dana Ivey
12 August 1941, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Mary Steenburgen
8 February 1953, Newport, Arkansas, USA
Genre:
Drama
Country:
United States, India
Keywords:
#Allison Janney #Bryce Dallas Howard #Emma Stone #Jessica Chastain #Octavia Spencer #Tate Taylor #The Help #Viola Davis
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June 30, 2013
A great story and a wonderful cast combine to make this drama a must-see.
May 12, 2015
Is it really appropriate for us to all stand up and applaud this courageous, fictional white gIrl?
August 11, 2011
"The Help" takes us on a pop-cultural tour that savors the picturesque, and strengthens stereotypes it purports to shatter.
May 24, 2013
If you think the summer has been lacking in sophisticated adult entertainment, don't worry, 'The Help' is on the way.
Denver Post
August 11, 2011
Thanks to a talented cast -- starting with leads Emma Stone, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer -- the movie is often entertaining. But The Help should have been challenging too.
April 13, 2016
The racism inherent in its diversions and elisions is not only the filmmakers', but ours, too.
October 25, 2011
Yes, it gets a bit sentimental. Yes, some 'Ya-Ya Sisterhood' friendship clichés creep in. Yes, it glosses history. But it's also heartfelt, hilarious and the cast is a dream-team topped by Viola Davis.
March 29, 2014
Taylor's palpably meandering sensibilities are exacerbated by an almost comically overlong running time...
August 11, 2011
As in many reductive period pieces, there are no real characters here, just archetypes, namely reactionary cretins and sensitive souls who anticipate modern attitudes.
August 26, 2013
Lifetime Channel movie with paternalistic liberalism bordering on Paula Deen malignity.
indieWire
August 19, 2011
If you lived through that time, it is incredible to contemplate how much has changed (and how much hasn't) over the years, not only in race relations but in attitudes toward women. That's part of the fascination of watching The Help, which...
August 11, 2011
The Help is a high-functioning tearjerker, but the catharsis it offers feels glib and insufficient, a Barbie Band-Aid on the still-raw wound of race relations in America.