The Help (2011)

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Starring: Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Octavia Spencer, Cicely Tyson, Jessica Chastain, Sissy Spacek, Mike Vogel, David Oyelowo, Wes Chatham
Director: Tate Taylor
Screenwriter: Tate Taylor
Studio: DreamWorks Pictures
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13 (For thematic material.)
Running Time: 2 hours 17 minutes
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Official Site: http://www.facebook.com/thehel...
Oscar Winner: Won 1 Oscar in 2012
Soundtrack: Buy it from Amazon.com

SYNOPSIS:

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, The Help stars Emma Stone (star of the breakout hit, Zombieland) as Skeeter, a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives-and a small Mississippi town-upside down when she decides to interview the black women who have spent their lives taking care of prominent southern families. Academy Award� nominee Viola Davis (Eat Pray Love) stars as Aibileen, Skeeter's best friend's housekeeper, who is the first to open up-to the dismay of her friends in the tight-knit black community. Despite Skeeter's life-long friendships hanging in the balance, she and Aibileen continue their collaboration and soon more women come forward to tell their stories-and as it turns out, they have a lot to say. Along the way, unlikely friendships are forged and a new sisterhood emerges, but not before everyone in town has a thing or two to say themselves when they become unwittingly-and unwillingly-caught up in the changing times.

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