Set in Jackson , Mississippi , it stars Emma Stone , Viola Davis , Octavia Spencer , Bryce Dallas Howard , Jessica Chastain , Ahna O'Reilly , Chris Lowell , Sissy Spacek , Mike Vogel , Cicely Tyson , LaChanze , and Allison Janney .
The actresses in this movie are Emma Stone , Viola Davis , Octavia Spencer , Bryce Dallas Howard and Jessica Chastain .