The Help

Opened August 10, 2011 | Runtime:2 hr. 17 min.

PG-13

Thematic material

Information for parents: Common Sense Media says OK for kids 12+. Read More

The Help stars Emma Stone as Skeeter, Academy Award®–nominated Viola Davis as Aibileen and Octavia Spencer as Minny—three very different, extraordinary women in Mississippi during the 1960s, who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project that breaks societal rules and puts them all at risk. From their improbable alliance a remarkable sisterhood emerges, instilling all of them with the courage to transcend the lines that define them, and the realization that sometimes those lines are made to be crossed—even if it means bringing everyone in town face-to-face with the changing times.

Really enjoyed The Help movie tonight. It brought back many memories of Jackson, Miss and growing up in Memphis in the sixties. Two differences from my childhood: 1. We were poor, but still had maids so that my mom could work, and 2. My maids, Alma & Sallie Mae certainly had permission to spank me! Even as a small boy, I knew that caring for us was more than a job and it was hard when each of them left.