The Help
Summary: 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...
Release Date: August 10, 2011
Genre: Drama
Director:
Tate Taylor
Runtime: 2 h 26 min
MPAA: PG-13
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 25,000,000
Domestic: $ 169,708,112
International: $ 46,931,000
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Representation
Tags / Keywords
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