The Butler

The Butler (2013)

12A15 November 2013 (IE)Drama2 hours and 12 minutes
73%
User score

One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.

Description

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

Lee Daniels
Director
Danny Strong
Writer

Actors

Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitaker
Cecil Gaines
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Gloria Gaines
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo
Louis Gaines
John Cusack
John Cusack
Richard Nixon
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Nancy Reagan
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Carter Wilson
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Hattie Pearl
Terrence Howard
Terrence Howard
Howard
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
James Holloway
Aml Ameen
Aml Ameen
Cecil Gaines (15)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Michael Rainey Jr.
Cecil Gaines (8)
James Marsden
James Marsden
John F. Kennedy
Alex Pettyfer
Alex Pettyfer
Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgrave
Annabeth Westfall
Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
Ronald Reagan
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreiber
Lyndon B. Johnson
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
Dwight Eisenhower
Yaya DaCosta
Yaya DaCosta
Carol Hammie
David Banner
David Banner
Earl Gaines
Colman Domingo
Colman Domingo
Freddie Fallows
Status

Released

Original language

English

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$177,313,795

Keywords
usa president1970sbutlerslaverycivil rightsjohn f. kennedybiographybased on true storyronald reaganrichard nixonhistorical dramaslave owner1940s1980s1950s1960s1930safrican american historyjacqueline kennedyjimmy cartereisenhowerbased on real person