The Help

Released Year: 2011

Certificate: UA

Runtime: 146 minutes

Genre: Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 62

Director: Tate Taylor

Stars: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard

No of Votes: 428521

Gross: 169708112

Overview: An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.

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