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The Butler (2013)

PG-13

2013-08-16

  • Drama

2h 12m

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.

  • Danny StrongWriter
  • Lee DanielsDirector

StatusReleased

Original LanguageEnglish

Original titleThe Butler

Budget$25,000,000.00

Revenue$177,313,795.00

Casts

  • Profile Forest Whitaker with character Cecil Gaines

    Forest Whitaker

    Cecil Gaines

  • Profile Oprah Winfrey with character Gloria Gaines

    Oprah Winfrey

    Gloria Gaines

  • Profile David Oyelowo with character Louis Gaines

    David Oyelowo

    Louis Gaines

  • Profile John Cusack with character Richard Nixon

    John Cusack

    Richard Nixon

  • Profile Jane Fonda with character Nancy Reagan

    Jane Fonda

    Nancy Reagan

  • Profile Cuba Gooding Jr. with character Carter Wilson

    Cuba Gooding Jr.

    Carter Wilson

  • Profile Mariah Carey with character Hattie Pearl

    Mariah Carey

    Hattie Pearl

  • Profile Terrence Howard with character Howard

    Terrence Howard

    Howard

  • Profile Lenny Kravitz with character James Holloway

    Lenny Kravitz

    James Holloway

  • Profile Aml Ameen with character Cecil Gaines (15)

    Aml Ameen

    Cecil Gaines (15)

  • Profile Michael Rainey Jr. with character Cecil Gaines (8)

    Michael Rainey Jr.

    Cecil Gaines (8)

  • Profile James Marsden with character John F. Kennedy

    James Marsden

    John F. Kennedy

  • Profile Alex Pettyfer with character Thomas Westfall

    Alex Pettyfer

    Thomas Westfall

  • Profile Vanessa Redgrave with character Annabeth Westfall

    Vanessa Redgrave

    Annabeth Westfall

  • Profile Alan Rickman with character Ronald Reagan

    Alan Rickman

    Ronald Reagan

  • Profile Liev Schreiber with character Lyndon B. Johnson

    Liev Schreiber

    Lyndon B. Johnson

  • Profile Robin Williams with character Dwight Eisenhower

    Robin Williams

    Dwight Eisenhower

  • Profile Yaya DaCosta with character Carol Hammie

    Yaya DaCosta

    Carol Hammie

  • Profile David Banner with character Earl Gaines

    David Banner

    Earl Gaines

  • Profile Colman Domingo with character Freddie Fallows

    Colman Domingo

    Freddie Fallows

  • Profile Nelsan Ellis with character Martin Luther King Jr.

    Nelsan Ellis

    Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Profile Nealla Gordon with character Senator Kassebaum

    Nealla Gordon

    Senator Kassebaum

  • Profile Elijah Kelley with character Charlie Gaines (15-18)

    Elijah Kelley

    Charlie Gaines (15-18)

  • Profile Minka Kelly with character Jackie Kennedy

    Minka Kelly

    Jackie Kennedy

  • Profile Adriane Lenox with character Gina

    Adriane Lenox

    Gina

  • Profile Mo McRae with character Eldridge Huggins

    Mo McRae

    Eldridge Huggins

  • Profile Pernell Walker with character Lorraine

    Pernell Walker

    Lorraine

  • Profile Jesse Williams with character Rev. James Lawson

    Jesse Williams

    Rev. James Lawson

  • Profile Clarence Williams III with character Maynard

    Clarence Williams III

    Maynard

  • LaJessie Smith

    Abraham

  • John P. Fertitta

    Mr. Jenkins

  • Profile Jim Gleason with character R.D. Warner

    Jim Gleason

    R.D. Warner

  • Profile Isaac White with character Charlie Gaines (10)

    Isaac White

    Charlie Gaines (10)

  • Profile Joe Chrest with character White Usher

    Joe Chrest

    White Usher

  • Tyson Ford

    Elroy

  • Profile James DuMont with character Sherman Adams

    James DuMont

    Sherman Adams

  • Profile Robert Aberdeen with character Herbert Brownell

    Robert Aberdeen

    Herbert Brownell

  • Profile Olivia Washington with character Olivia

    Olivia Washington

    Olivia

  • Margaret M. Owens

    Woolworth Diner Patron #1

  • Eric Ducote

    Woolworth Diner Patron #2

  • Chloe Barach

    Caroline Kennedy

  • Profile Danny Strong with character Freedom Bus Journalist

    Danny Strong

    Freedom Bus Journalist

  • Clara Hopkins Daniels

    Freedom Bus Rider

  • Profile Dana Gourrier with character Helen Holloway

    Dana Gourrier

    Helen Holloway

  • Shirley Pugh

    Malcolm X Goer

  • Bill Newman

    Pastor

  • Profile Colin Walker with character John Ehrlichman

    Colin Walker

    John Ehrlichman

  • Profile Alex Manette with character Bob Haldeman

    Alex Manette

    Bob Haldeman

  • Rusty Robertson

    Senator Robertson

  • Profile Stephen Rider with character Admiral Rochon

    Stephen Rider

    Admiral Rochon

  • Profile Tarra Riggs with character Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

    Tarra Riggs

    Sophie Wilson (uncredited)

  • Profile Xosha Roquemore with character Foxy (uncredited)

    Xosha Roquemore

    Foxy (uncredited)