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The Help reaches number one on Netflix... amid criticism of 'being racial reconciliation movie'
The period drama film, The Help, was acritical and commercial success, garnering four Academy Award nominations, includingBest Picture.And now, nearly nine years after its theatrical release, it has become the most watched movie on Netflix, all while garnering renewed criticism, which in the past has included co-star Viola Davis, for its 'white savior' tone.The renewed interest in the film coincides with ongoing protests across the US following the killing of unarmed African-American George Floyd at the hands of a white police as three other officers looked on.