Watch & Stream Online Via Hulu

The Help is an adaptation of Kathryn Stockett’s eponymous novel as the movie explores the lives of African-American maids who were employed by white families in the ’60s. It chronicles the lives of two black house helps in Mississippi through the lens of an aspiring white journalist attempting to write a book about them.

Here’s how you can watch and stream The Help via streaming services such as Hulu.

Is The Help available to watch via streaming?

Yes, The Help is available to watch via streaming on Hulu.

The Help follows an aspiring writer who decides to chronicle the lives of the African American house staff who serve wealthy white families in the South. The movie focuses on a trio of main characters where Eugenia “Skeeter” Phelan, a young aspiring writer returns to her hometown of Jackson, and she becomes interested in telling the stories of “the help” to show other white people what their experience is like.

With the movie, Jessica Chastain scored her breakout role and her first Oscar nomination for her scene-stealing performance in The Help as she played the role of Celia Foote, a character brimming with vulnerability and resilience. The movie also stars Emma Stone, Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Bryce Dallas Howard, and many others.

Watch The Help streaming via Hulu

The Help is available to watch on Hulu. Hulu is an American subscription streaming service owned by The Walt Disney Company. It offers a vast library of on-demand content of TV shows, movies, and exclusive content. You can enjoy instant access to current episodes, classic favorites, and original series—all in one place.

You can watch the movie via Hulu by following these steps:

1. Go to Hulu.com/welcome
2. Select ‘Start Your Free Trial’
3. Choose a plan:
   • $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year (With Ads)
   • $17.99 per month (No Ads)

Hulu (With Ads) is the cheapest option, providing users access to Hulu’s streaming library with commercials. Hulu (No Ads) is the service’s premium option, providing access to its library without any advertisements. There are also several bundles available with Hulu that pair the service with Disney Plus and ESPN Plus, along with Live TV plans that also include many live TV channels.

The Help’s synopsis is as follows:

“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.

NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.