After leaving the South as a young man and finding employment at an elite hotel in Washington, D.C., Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is hired as a butler at the White House. Over the course of three decades, Cecil has a front-row seat to history and the inner workings of the Oval Office. However, his commitment to his "First Family" leads to tension at home, alienating his wife (Oprah Winfrey) and causing conflict with his anti-establishment son.
Drama, Biography
Languages
English (Original)
Maturity Rating
14+ Violence, Language
QC: 13+ Violence, Langage vulgaire
Director
Lee Daniels
Producers
Lee Daniels
Pamela Oas Williams
Laura Ziskin
Buddy Patrick
Cassian Elwes
Michael Finley
Sheila C. Johnson
Harvey Weinstein
Bob Weinstein
Len Blavatnik
Aviv Giladi
Vince Holden
Hilary Shor
Adam Merims
James T. Bruce
R. Bryan Wright
Elizabeth Destro
Jordan Kessler
Cast
Forest Whitaker
Oprah Winfrey
John Cusack
Jane Fonda
Cuba Gooding
Terrence Howard
Lenny Kravitz
James Marsden
David Oyelowo
Vanessa Redgrave
Alan Rickman
Liev Schreiber
Robin Williams
Clarence Williams
Mariah Carey
Nelsan Ellis
Yaya Alafia
Colman Domingo
Minka Kelly
Elijah Kelley
Alex Pettyfer
Jesse Williams
Writers
Lee Daniels
Danny Strong
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Feature
The Butler
The Butler
Significant events like the Civil Rights Movement affect the life of a butler, Cecil, who served eight presidents at the White House.