Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.
The Help has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Help was released in 2011 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 1,027 reviews, giving The Help (2011) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 71%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Help than critics were.
With a score of 78%, The Help is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2011, which stands at 57%.
Other movies from 2011 with similar scores include films like Drive, 50/50 and Monsieur Lazhar.
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