The Butler (2013)

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.

Directing:
  • Lee Daniels

Writing:
  • Danny Strong

Stars:
Release Date: 2013-08-16
themoviedb icon 7.3/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 132
  • Budget: $25,000,000
  • Revenue: $177,313,795

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Alan Rickman
Alan Rickman
Ronald Reagan
Forest Whitaker
Forest Whitak...
Cecil Gaines
David Banner
David Banner
Earl Gaines
Michael Rainey Jr.
Michael Raine...
Cecil Gaines (8)
Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey
Hattie Pearl
Alex Pettyfer
Alex Pettyfer
Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave
Vanessa Redgr...
Annabeth Westfall
Clarence Williams III
Clarence Will...
Maynard
Jim Gleason
Jim Gleason
R.D. Warner
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey
Gloria Gaines
John Cusack
John Cusack
Richard Nixon
Robin Williams
Robin William...
Dwight Eisenhower
James Marsden
James Marsden
John F. Kennedy
Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly
Jackie Kennedy
Liev Schreiber
Liev Schreibe...
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jesse Williams
Jesse William...
Rev. James Lawson
Lenny Kravitz
Lenny Kravitz
James Holloway
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding...
Carter Wilson
Terrence Howard
Terrence Howa...
Howard
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda
Nancy Reagan
David Oyelowo
David Oyelowo
Louis Gaines
Yaya DaCosta
Yaya DaCosta
Carol Hammie
Stephen Rider
Stephen Rider
Admiral Rochon
Nealla Gordon
Nealla Gordon
Senator Kassebaum
Elijah Kelley
Elijah Kelley
Charlie Gaines (15-18)
OPRAH WIN
OPRAH WIN
Gloria Gaines
Rosalynn Carter
Rosalynn Cart...
Self (archive footage)
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Self (archive footage)
Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Self (archive footage)
Colman Domingo
Colman Doming...
Freddie Fallows
Joe Chrest
Joe Chrest
White Usher
Nelsan Ellis
Nelsan Ellis
Martin Luther King Jr.
Adriane Lenox
Adriane Lenox
Gina
Mo McRae
Mo McRae
Eldridge Huggins
Pernell Walker
Pernell Walke...
Lorraine
Isaac White
Isaac White
Charlie Gaines (10)
James DuMont
James DuMont
Sherman Adams
Robert Aberdeen
Robert Aberde...
Herbert Brownell
Olivia Washington
Olivia Washin...
Olivia
Danny Strong
Danny Strong
Freedom Bus Journalist
Dana Gourrier
Dana Gourrier
Helen Holloway
Colin Walker
Colin Walker
John Ehrlichman
Alex Manette
Alex Manette
Bob Haldeman
Aml Ameen
Aml Ameen
Cecil Gaines (15)
Tarra Riggs
Tarra Riggs
Sophie Wilson (uncredited)
Xosha Roquemore
Xosha Roquemo...
Foxy (uncredited)
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