2011 · 2h 26m · Drama
The Help
Directed byTate Taylor
IMDb
8.1
534K votes
Metacritic
62
critics
Rotten Tomatoes
76%
critics
Box office
$217M
8.7x its $25M budget
Released Aug 10, 2011 by 1492 Pictures and DreamWorks
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Critics vs the crowd
Critics (Metacritic)62
Audience (IMDb x 10)81
Audiences liked it more than critics did, by 19 points.
Top billed
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Tate Taylor
- Writers
- Tate TaylorKathryn Stockett
- Cinematography
- Stephen Goldblatt
- Editing
- Hughes Winborne
11 nominations, 8 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Picture · Academy Awards 2012Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2012Octavia Spencer
- NominatedBest Supporting Actress · Academy Awards 2012Jessica Chastain
- NominatedBest Actress · Academy Awards 2012Viola Davis
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Golden Globe Awards 2012Octavia Spencer
- WonBest Supporting Actress · Critics Choice Awards 2012Octavia Spencer
- WonBest Actress · Critics Choice Awards 2012Viola Davis
- WonFemale Actor in a Leading Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2012Viola Davis
- WonOutstanding Cast in a Motion Picture · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2012The Help
- WonFemale Actor in a Supporting Role · Actor Awards (formerly SAG Awards) 2012Octavia Spencer
- WonBest Supporting Actress · BAFTA Film Awards 2012Octavia Spencer
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