The Help
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: August 10, 2011
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MovieGuysOct 13, 2013
The Help is one of those movies that captures the era of civil rights very accurately, except it's told through the maids and butlers and "the house help". It is very funny at times when it's appropriate, and dramatic and sad when it needs toThe Help is one of those movies that captures the era of civil rights very accurately, except it's told through the maids and butlers and "the house help". It is very funny at times when it's appropriate, and dramatic and sad when it needs to be. To watch this film, just flip through your movie channels on TV, because it's one of those good movies that's always on.… Expand
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sammurphy66Jul 23, 2014
Irresistibly likeable and incredibly heart-warming - The Help not only boasts brilliant performances, but has a consistently sweet and funny tone which adds to the films already warm premise.
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marcmyworksDec 20, 2016
An ambitious piece of fiction with heart, soul and a lot of heart. This film doesn't browbeat the audience with the message of race against race but still maintains the hardships of the time and fills one with a sense of what it might haveAn ambitious piece of fiction with heart, soul and a lot of heart. This film doesn't browbeat the audience with the message of race against race but still maintains the hardships of the time and fills one with a sense of what it might have been like to live in a World where prejudice and racism was more open than it is now.… Expand
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poewilsonOct 5, 2017
The film won a deserving best supporting actress Oscar and lost out a best actress Oscar to a performance in a film that as of this writing has an IMDb score of 6.4, that more than anything sums up The Help. The important story isThe film won a deserving best supporting actress Oscar and lost out a best actress Oscar to a performance in a film that as of this writing has an IMDb score of 6.4, that more than anything sums up The Help. The important story is overshadowed by a more marketable one, which to Disney's credit is what they do best, they are marketing juggernauts. As for The Help it never feels genuine, in the same way that most people of a certain age remember white Christmases, when in reality the historical data shows there were actually very few. That is The Help, a white Christmas from our past that is marketing induced rather than a truly honest memory of the way things were.… Expand
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CherryxldNov 23, 2014
The Help es una película que te atrapa con su buena historia, y no solo por eso, si no también por lo muy bien que está dirigida esa historia, a parte de las buenas actuaciones.
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Meth-dudeMay 17, 2015
The performances were really good and the movie is true to what happened in this time.But,the movie is not entertaining and seems really long.Certainly not a bad movie but,it's certainly not a good movie.
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elsylorenaJul 20, 2014
Una película hermosa, que muestra la realidad de Estados Unidos en esa época, con actuaciones maravillosas, una historia hecha para hacerte llorar, una de las mejores películas que he visto.
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JosMi1Jun 13, 2014
Excelente película, tiene un reparto de soló mujeres de primera. Las actuaciones de Viola, Octavia, Sissy, Bryce Dallas, Jessica y Emma son bien logradas. El desarrollo de la historia fue muy bien logrado. El desarrollo de los personajesExcelente película, tiene un reparto de soló mujeres de primera. Las actuaciones de Viola, Octavia, Sissy, Bryce Dallas, Jessica y Emma son bien logradas. El desarrollo de la historia fue muy bien logrado. El desarrollo de los personajes excelente. El final fue lo más triste de la cinta (por la historia).… Expand
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Tbone413Sep 28, 2021
Absolutely love the concept and what it was going for, but the plot felt so thin on the ground it eventually just all blurred into a forgettable collection of scenes. Maybe I’m being a little unfair though. It’s probably just my lack ofAbsolutely love the concept and what it was going for, but the plot felt so thin on the ground it eventually just all blurred into a forgettable collection of scenes. Maybe I’m being a little unfair though. It’s probably just my lack of attention span to be honest.… Expand
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CameraBounceGodFeb 23, 2015
so emma stone is killed by the goblin why is she here? is it because a woman writer doesn't make sense.....?? but seriously I love how the starts as a fourth wall breach framing device with her looking into the camera as such... I feelso emma stone is killed by the goblin why is she here? is it because a woman writer doesn't make sense.....?? but seriously I love how the starts as a fourth wall breach framing device with her looking into the camera as such... I feel compelled to skip ahead. ..but i finally get tot see what ambrosia is....weird how i thought that the first maid might strangle her with the cord...no? wait is that Bryce dalla howard....and shes talking to gwen stacey from the new spider man but she was the previous gwen stacey....?is this a ritual or something....race disputes are always a cover up so im done on this movie.....its time to move on emma stone....and die in the clock tower. ..because the hotter gwen stacey's ass would blind us all for years....when hers isn't even a year… Expand
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smtaufiqJun 25, 2015
I thought this movie was really good. It had a good story and it was different over the fact that a white female during the time period wanted to write a book about the lives of African American women during the time period.
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avr50Mar 20, 2017
This movie is relatevily new, but it has become one of my favorite movies of all time, it could be because of the great performances of great actors or the story that is really touchy and brave
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geo333Mar 12, 2016
The Help has great scenes and strong performances from all the cast that contribute to the film success. Add to that the film touching subject about U.S dark past. Overall, a great film.
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SamarushkaOct 22, 2015
How can I characterise this film? It is truthful and unique,sorrowful and making me laugh-out-loud, bright and very kind. I'm talking about "The Help" directed and adapted by Tate Taylor from Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name. And IHow can I characterise this film? It is truthful and unique,sorrowful and making me laugh-out-loud, bright and very kind. I'm talking about "The Help" directed and adapted by Tate Taylor from Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name. And I want to share my emotions with you about this film, because for me it is the magnificent example of the opposition between rich, beautiful and putrid inside American people of the upper class from the one side, and from the other - generous, wise, miserable African Americans with a big hearts.
In the year 1963 a young journalist Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan(Emma Stone) started to write a book about the life of black maids in American families. She asked Aibileen Clark(Viola Davis) to help her, reluctant and frightened to tell her story at first. We see a lot of cases of humiliation, of fear such maids to lose their job, but in the same time, they never give up, as Aibileen's friend Minny Jackson (Octavia Spenser), she is so magnificent, so optimistic, so particular. Minny was also quite a rebellious maid, because one time she used guest bath instead of going out into tornado weather to use help's toilet. Oh yes, "they (black people) carry different diseases than we(white people) do" was the reason for prohibition of using the same toilets with family members. So, there are so many examples of how miserable and complicated life of such maids was, but, nevertheless, they kept on loving children which they look after, cooking the outstanding dishes and being the people of great hearts, while their employers were doing a lot of disgusting and degrading things which their help could never even think about.
The movie is worth watching for those who want to understand in which condition were African Americans in 1960s and also for those want to see an outstanding picture of unforgettable and bright characters!… Expand
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audreythomas25Feb 29, 2016
A great story and a wonderful cast combine to make this drama a must-see.

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IzagoNov 13, 2018
Filme excelente, a historia conta sobre a segregação racial que é um assunto muito delicado, onde em um pais de seres iguais pode haver isso? no que um é melhor que o outro, filme com atuações perfeitas, grandes atrizes, otimas historias deFilme excelente, a historia conta sobre a segregação racial que é um assunto muito delicado, onde em um pais de seres iguais pode haver isso? no que um é melhor que o outro, filme com atuações perfeitas, grandes atrizes, otimas historias de suas empregadas domesticas, achei que poderiam fazer mais uso de trilha sonora é boa mas poderia ser tornar espetacular colocadas em alguns momentos e com aquele final que estava engasgado.… Expand
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David05Sep 17, 2016
"The help" let me thinking about many interesting things when it ended, it was something really well-done from the beginning to the end with a very good structure, amazing performances, appropriate settings and an artistic vision about life"The help" let me thinking about many interesting things when it ended, it was something really well-done from the beginning to the end with a very good structure, amazing performances, appropriate settings and an artistic vision about life during that era dealing with a very controversial topic and playing with dynamic and contrasting characters, I can see passion in this movie, It really shows in a certain way the reality in that time but always justice.… Expand
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miccaelSep 1, 2019
A phenomenal movie, 10/10 for what it is trying to say, I think, at least for me. I am a white guy from Caucasus, and first time I saw a black person was when I visited UK in 2008. Nowadays world is more connected, you see tourists all aroundA phenomenal movie, 10/10 for what it is trying to say, I think, at least for me. I am a white guy from Caucasus, and first time I saw a black person was when I visited UK in 2008. Nowadays world is more connected, you see tourists all around the globe, different races and ethnicities. Obviously I have little knowledge of slavery (speaking about US) and treatment of coloured people. Movie was really interesting for me.… Expand
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CinemaphileJul 29, 2016
One genre of film that begs comparison to its predecessors is the Southern Fried Roman à clef. Unlike most serialized fictional film fare, this genre is tied inextricably to the history of The South, which for bad or good, will always be aOne genre of film that begs comparison to its predecessors is the Southern Fried Roman à clef. Unlike most serialized fictional film fare, this genre is tied inextricably to the history of The South, which for bad or good, will always be a topic of debate. The cinematic adaptation of the best-selling novel The Help places it smack dab in the middle - pardon my patois - of the struggle for Civil Rights and in the company of other luminary films such as To Kill A Mockingbird and Fried Green Tomatoes.

The Help is told with the traditional female voice pioneered by Margaret Mitchell and subsequently revitalized by Alice Walker and Fannie Flagg. However, that strong female narration isn't enough to make The Help memorable. In the grand scheme of things, The Help will be as relevant or as memorable as Steel Magnolias, but unlike that vehicle for jerking tears and Oscar nominations, The Help lacks a stellar cast. Only Octavia Spencer shines, in part because she's the only character with any motivation. The rest of the cast pales in comparison to that of Fried Green Tomatoes, as the casting is very, very Hollywood. Emma Stone's Skeeter Phelan is cute as a bug, but unlike Scout Finch and Idgie Threadgoode, Skeeter is passive and one dimensional. Bryce Dallas Howard's Holly Holbrook is equally shallow, the obligatory protagonist mindlessly clinging to notions of class and superiority with a mustachio-twisting meanness that would make Snidely Whiplash roll his cartoon eyes. Sadly, aging icons Sissy Spacek and Cicely Tyson shine only in supporting roles, relegated to the wings.

The Help breaks no new ground, rehashing a similar plot found in The Long Walk Home, but failing to engage the viewer vicariously in the struggles of Jackson Mississippi's virtually indentured domestic servants. At no time do we feel that Minnie or Aibileen are in jeopardy. We see very little of the backlash of the Civil Rights Movements in The Help, as most of the action takes place in idyllic, affluent homes. The Help even lacks much of the characteristic Southern humor which made painful films such as The Color Purple and The Prince of Tides easier to digest. To make matters worse, The Help panders to those responsible for the social inequities of The South, sugar coating the darker elements of the era and assuaging the guilt of the audience.

Warts and all, The Help is entertaining, but not enlightening. I can't recommend it for the one of the top 10 slots in your Netflix or Redbox queue, wait for it to hit standard cable.… Expand
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rhoulOct 18, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie The Help was released August 10, 2011, a mere two years after the book written by Kathryn Stockett was released, and took society by storm. Its thought-provoking plot drew the viewers in and attacked their thoughts with the social issues of the 1960s. With its superb and undeniably fantastic characterization, an inspiring and thought provoking plot, and “down home” roots of the South, The Help touches all types of movie lovers.
The movie, set in the 1960s in Mississippi is about a woman, Skeeter, who just finished college and has overwhelming aspirations of becoming a famous writer. Skeeter wants to write a true piece of what is really happening to the help in the south so she seeks out slave women in her community and invites them to express their story. In the beginning, only one slave would accept Skeeter’s interview requests because they thought it would be too dangerous to take part in. Aibileen, a black woman that raises white girls, has a lot to say about her standing and experiences with the white women. Skeeter then manages to get more women on board including Minny and her story grows from there. And of course, woven through the plot is the much needed “mean girl” in the movie, Hilly Holbrook who despises her slaves and treats them, and other white women, very poorly. By the end of the movie, the viewer has been through the ups and downs of day-to-day life for the slaves. There is a gruesome shooting that evokes strong feelings of motherhood in some of the help which proved to be a setback in Skeeter’s original book timeline. However, through the many encountered setbacks, Skeeter produces her book and the slave owners realize some of the stories that have been told are about them. The ladies that own the maids become livid with Skeeter while the book becomes a huge success overall.
However, many think the movie failed to accurately represent the time period because, in their opinion, the movie does not portray the Jim Crow laws that were already in effect. Others say the thought of a white college woman wanting to aid “the help” is completely absurd. In the movie, the servants and slaves use separate bathrooms from that of the white women. Some viewers found this to be a hinderance in their view of the well-written plotline. Also, others said the maid’s talk was degrading and stereotypical to the African-American society. However, a large majority of the people who believe that the movie is stereotypical have not read the book.
I, however do think The Help, accurately represents the hardship slaves and specifically women slaves went through. From the first time I watched the movie, it captivated me with raw emotions of hardship and humor. My favorite line in the movie is said by Aibileen Clark, “You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” The line may not have the best grammar, but it truly is inspiring. Aibileen was trying to teach a little girl of whom she was the nanny that even though her mother did not outwardly appreciate her, there was someone who did. I believe we all need a little more positivity in life to balance out the extreme amounts of negativity and this encounter really shows that.
While the movie had its ups and downs, many would argue it had an overwhelming amount of ups compared to the miniscule downs. However, some downs included a few plot issues. In one of the scenes, Skeeter is eating a snack that the hired help had prepared but and she does not bat an eye. However, the help are not considered good enough to even use the same bathrooms as their white owners. On the other hand, the slave owners in the movie portray their deep feelings of hatred toward their hired help but turn around and trust their own children to the care of the help. These ideas prevent some viewers from seeing the true beauty of the film.
From funny characters, the extensive addressing of social issues, and an upbeat plot, The Help truly has it all. It has the right amount of chick-flick to historical fiction and “mean girls” ratio. There is something for every viewer in this movie because of the death scene of a slave’s child, the rude and “mean girl” attitude of Hilly Holbrook, and the soft side of Aibileen toward the white children. Based on events that could have happened in the 60s, The Help provokes thoughts from deep down inside every viewers heart, challenging viewers to immerse themselves in the way life used to be. Set in Mississippi, this movie really is down home and evokes a little bit of “southern hospitality” in every viewer. Therefore, I believe the movie The Help is a well written, executed, and casted film with fantastic characterization that will forever provoke strong feelings and emotions from the 1960s of southern life to touch all types of movie lovers.… Expand
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FilipeNetoFeb 13, 2018
We all need each other.

This film tells Skeeter Phelan's efforts to write a book based on interviews and testimonies of black servants serving in the homes of wealthy white families of Mississippi. Directed by Tate Taylor (who is alsoWe all need each other.

This film tells Skeeter Phelan's efforts to write a book based on interviews and testimonies of black servants serving in the homes of wealthy white families of Mississippi. Directed by Tate Taylor (who is also responsible for screenplay, based on the Kathryn Stockett's novel), the film has the participation of Emma Stone (Skeeter), Viola Davis (the servant Aibileen), Octavia Spencer (the servant Minny) and a number of talented actresses.

This film deals with interesting questions, starting with the race issue, which is still a ghost hovering over the US, and the issue of civil rights and the rights of employer over the employee. From there, the film gives us to know moments in the life of these servants and we see that, in spite of their humility, they're essential for those families, where women have the appearance of not even knowing fry an egg. The cast fulfills its mission very well but without surprise us with supreme interpretations. The only exception is Octavia Spencer, who touches us and moves us in the role of Minny, justly deserving the single Oscar that the film won: Best Supporting Actress.

Our society often doesn't hear the voices of most humble. However, without them, society would fall like a house of cards. We all need each other. This film is about this: humble people in search of a voice, trying to tell their testimony, having right to speak, feel and live.… Expand
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NathalyJun 22, 2018
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The Help
Reviewed by Náthaly Andrighetto The Help is a distressing reality reveal about a delicate content handle to us in a gentle way. A 2011 American Historical drama set in the middle of the Civil Right Movement, filled withMovie Review
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Reviewed by Náthaly Andrighetto

The Help is a distressing reality reveal about a delicate content handle to us in a gentle way. A 2011 American Historical drama set in the middle of the Civil Right Movement, filled with social barriers, race and class relations and with an incredible good comedy relief underneath, that will comfort you during this shocking journey. Directed by Tate Taylor alongside the amazing actresses Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer and Emma Stone, the movie has already awarded one Oscar and 79 other awards, has been received with a lot of positive returns from the viewers.

Based on Kathryn Stockett's best-selling novel of the same name, the movie is set in the early 1960s in Jackson, Mississippi while the young and determined to be a writer, Eugenia Skeeter, a white, rich girl, recently graduated from college, travels back to her hometown to work at the local newspaper and discover that her beloved maid Constantine, who has raised her since she was a child, oddly quit her job to go live with her daughter in Chicago. The movie is surrounded by five white female characters. Skeeter, a free spirit, and unconventional girl; Hilly Holbrook the racist "perfect girl face"; Elizabeth Leefolt, Hilly's minion; Celia Foote, an extravagant and outrageous woman excluded from Holbrook's social club and Skeeter’s ill mother, Charlotte.

Follow for her desire to become a writer and the surly situation of the maids, Skeeter convinces the two maids, Aibileen Clark, a strong, hard-working woman and Minny Jackson with similar strength and a slippery tongue which results in her being fired from nineteen jobs, to help her to write the story from the point of view of the maids. For how harsh the responsibility of taking care of the white girls' toddlers, so they can grow to become their parents' image and meanwhile their own children are been looked for someone else.

With Tate's powerfully cast the result couldn't be different. An amazing performance of the actresses who manage to help to create such incredible and vibrant characters that strengthen the story. My personal congrats to Octavia Davis to her's character saying “You is kind; you is smart; you is important” showing so much love to the white baby, May Mobley, that warm every heart in the audience beside her bravery to start telling her's stories knowing how bad those actions could follow.

You will easily find in any comment section from an article of "The Help", dozens of people demonstrating their love towards the movie and for how everyone should live the experience of watching this art, to show how bad the things were and that they're still not close from perfect, that We can help to conquer this position and to never make those people fill that overwhelm again. In short, the movie is very successful with the function of enlightening the past situations and struggles without mentioning the awesome fried chicken tricks.… Expand
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planet_Jun 11, 2019
the movie show us how the racis of the 60's how the helps use to be treat in the sociaty and in their oen jobs , this show us how hard it was live in that decade been a black women or men and it is amazing
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Diego_1997Jan 1, 2020
La película relata los sucesos que vivían en USA, con una trama sin exageración.
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OnjimushaMar 26, 2020
I need to see some bad movies so I stop giving 10s to everything.blah blah blah blah
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geewahJan 28, 2021
While is does skirt around some of major issues regarding racial segregation in the 1960's deep south, it still does a decent enough job in both educating and entertaining it's viewers.
Worth watching just for Viola Davis' performance.
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Pan_KrytykMay 20, 2022
bardzo dobry film... owa historia mogła mieć miejsce na prawdę... czy miała nie wiadomo... jednak ja mam wrażenie, że tak.
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Andy111111Mar 14, 2022
Man this film was a bore. Very bad acting and obi one Kenobi made no appearance. Very dissatisfied
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PatFlores2003Apr 29, 2022
Entertaining, informative and above all excellent. The excellent performances, the very good screenplay and excellent production. Honestly an excellent movie, even though it is undervalued for the issues of racism, there is no doubt that itEntertaining, informative and above all excellent. The excellent performances, the very good screenplay and excellent production. Honestly an excellent movie, even though it is undervalued for the issues of racism, there is no doubt that it is excellent with excellent values ​​that the world needs. Recommendable. It's one of my favorite movies and I really liked it.… Expand
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FabiancscJul 8, 2023
A great film with excellent story, script and performances. Representing sensitivity and reality
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