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Is The Help safe for children?

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# The Help - Parent Guide This PG-13 drama explores racial discrimination and the lives of African-American maids in 1960s Mississippi. While it contains mild language and some intense themes about racism and loss, the serious subject matter may be better suited for older children who can understand the historical context.
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Violence
Moderate
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Language / Profanity
Mild
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Sexual Content
Mild
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Horror / Scary
Mild
Type
Movie
Released
2011
Rating
PG-13
Genre
Drama

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.

Emma Stone
Emma Stone
Skeeter Phelan
Viola Davis
Viola Davis
Aibileen Clark
Bryce Dallas Howard
Bryce Dallas Howard
Hilly Holbrook
Octavia Spencer
Octavia Spencer
Minny Jackson
Full cast on IMDb ›
Under 6
Not yet
Ages 6–8
Not recommended
Ages 9–12
With parent
Ages 13+
Yes

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Ratings based on MPAA/TV classification and TMDB metadata. Updated March 2026.
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