The Help (2011) ★★★★☆

👍 IMDb 8.0/10  (426k)
🍊 Rotten Tomatoes 76%
🎦 Metacritic 62
12A | 2h 26min | Drama | USA
Director: Tate Taylor
Writers: Tate Taylor (screenplay), Kathryn Stockett (novel)
Stars: Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer

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 basis.

Terrific.