The Help
Released: August 10, 2011Runtime: 146 minLanguage: ENRated: MPA · PG-13
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 b...
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60Mike Vogel
Sissy Spacek
Brian Kerwin
Wes Chatham
Aunjanue Ellis Taylor
as Aunjanue Ellis)
Ted Welch
Shane Mcrae
Roslyn Ruff
Tarra Riggs
Leslie Jordan
Mary Steenburgen
Tiffany Brouwer
Carol Lee
Carol Sutton
Millicent Bolton
Ashley Johnson
Ritchie Montgomery
Don Brock
Florence Flo Roach
Nelsan Ellis
David Oyelowo
Lachanze
as La Chanze)
Dana Ivey
Becky Fly
Sheerene Whitfield
Cleta Elaine Ellington
as Cleta E. Ellington)
Henry Carpenter
John Taylor
Charles Cooper
Diana Cooper
Coyt Bailey
Wade Cottonfield
Kelsey Scot
as Kelsey Scott)
Amy Beckwith
Sloane Fair
Anna Jennings
Lauren Miller
Elizabeth Smith
Mary Taylor Killebrew
Kathryn Ursy
Stephanie Ward
as Steffany Ward)
Melique Berger
Rob Demery
Miles Donald
Medgar Evers
Stuart Greenwell
Julie Ann Jones
John F Kennedy
Robert F Kennedy
Lamar Lott
Arnold Montey
Austin William Morgan
Charles Orr
Thomas W Rush
Philip A Scott
Kathryn Stockett
Blake Stokes
Jordan Sudduth
Mario Tolliver
Izabela Zieba
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12Brunson Green
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Chris Columbus
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Jeff Skoll
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Jennifer Blum
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John Norris
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L Dean Jones Jr
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Mark Radcliffe
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Michael Barnathan
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Mohamed Khalaf Al Mazrouei
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Nate Berkus
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Sonya Lunsford
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Tate Taylor
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163Campbell Brewer
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Henry Dando
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Jeno Delli Colli
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Kenneth R Cole
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Rick Bernos
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Sheila Bartlett
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Timothy Burgard
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Tony Bridgers
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Travis Clark
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Troy Borisy
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Andreas Crawford
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Blake Alcantara
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