The Help THE HELP (2011) Starring Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Octavia Spencer, Jessica Chastain, Ahna O’Reilly, Allison Janney, Cicely Tyson, Mike Vogel, Sissy Spacek, Chris Lowell, Mary Steenburgen, Anna Camp, Aunjanue Ellis, Ted Welch, David Oyelowo, Brian Kerwin, Wes Chatham, Shane McRae, Ashley Johnson, Emma Henry, Eleanor Henry, Dana Ivey and Leslie Jordan. Screenplay by Tate Taylor. Directed by Tate Taylor. Distributed by Dreamworks Pictures.  137 minu