Movie Moments on Instagram: "The Help 2011 ‧ Drama/Comedy ‧ 2h 26m The Help (2011) is a poignant drama-comedy set in 1960s Jackson, Mississippi, where racial tensions run deep beneath Southern charm. The story follows Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan (Emma Stone), an aspiring writer who returns home after college determined to make her mark. Disturbed by the unjust treatment of African-American maids by their white employers, Skeeter decides to write a groundbreaking book from the maids’ perspective. Sh