The Help (2011)
Audiences love it.
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The Help is streaming in New Zealand on Disney+.
What the audience says
The Help has pulled the kind of numbers most English films never see. It's sitting at 8.2/10 on TMDB across 9,327 ratings, which puts it comfortably above average.
Should you spend 2h 26m on it?
2h 26m of English drama. That score holds across 9,329 ratings, so it's about as safe as this week's list gets.
- Why
- It rates 8.2/10 across 9,329 ratings — among the strongest scores on this week's list, and settled enough to trust.
- Skip if
- you want plot momentum over character work
- Best for
- An evening with no interruptions
Story
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.
Good to know
| Runtime | 2h 26m |
| Genre | Drama |
| Language | English |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Tate Taylor
Cast
Where to watch in New Zealand
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 8 Oct 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: All Disney+ titles in New Zealand
Trailer
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