The Butler

The Butler

2013
2h 12m
7.3

7.3/10

3,006 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"One quiet voice can ignite a revolution."

Overview

Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with alcoholism and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.

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Status: Released

Budget: $25,000,000

Revenue: $177,313,795

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Follow Through Productions Salamander Pictures Laura Ziskin Productions Lee Daniels Entertainment Pam Williams Productions Windy Hill Pictures
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

usa president the white house 1970s butler slavery john f. kennedy black panther party racial segregation martin luther king based on true story ronald reagan richard nixon racism racial tension historical drama 1980s 1950s 1960s 1930s father son conflict african american history jimmy carter civil rights movement news footage based on real person u.s. history the freedom riders biographical drama dwight d eisenhower

Quick Facts

Release Date August 16, 2013
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1327773

Cast

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

Key Crew

Laura Ziskin
Producer
Buddy Patrick
Producer
Lee Daniels
Producer
Cassian Elwes
Producer
Lee Daniels
Director
Danny Strong
Writer
Harvey Weinstein
Executive Producer
Len Blavatnik
Executive Producer