The Butler

2013 · TMDB 7.3

Directed by Lee Daniels

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.

Forest Whitaker Oprah Winfrey David Oyelowo John Cusack Jane Fonda Cuba Gooding Jr. Mariah Carey Terrence Howard Lenny Kravitz Aml Ameen Michael Rainey Jr. James Marsden

Director · Lee Daniels Producer · Cassian Elwes Producer · Laura Ziskin Producer · Lee Daniels Producer · Buddy Patrick Producer · Ari Daniel Pinchot Writer · Danny Strong Cinematography · Andrew Dunn Composer · Rodrigo Leão Editor · Joe Klotz

Runtime: 132 min
Released: 2013-08-16
Studio: Follow Through Productions
Country: United States of America
Language: English
TMDB score: 7.3

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