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The Butler(2013)

PG-1308/16/2013 (US)Drama2h 12m
73%

Movie Score

One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.

Overview

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.

Lee Daniels

Director

Movie Cast

Forest Whitaker photo

Forest Whitaker

Cecil Gaines

Oprah Winfrey photo

Oprah Winfrey

Gloria Gaines

David Oyelowo photo

David Oyelowo

Louis Gaines

John Cusack photo

John Cusack

Richard Nixon

Jane Fonda photo

Jane Fonda

Nancy Reagan

Cuba Gooding Jr. photo

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Carter Wilson

Mariah Carey photo

Mariah Carey

Hattie Pearl

Terrence Howard photo

Terrence Howard

Howard

Lenny Kravitz photo

Lenny Kravitz

James Holloway

Aml Ameen photo

Aml Ameen

Cecil Gaines (15)

Michael Rainey Jr. photo

Michael Rainey Jr.

Cecil Gaines (8)

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

Budget$25,000,000.00

Revenue$177,313,795.00

Production CompanyFollow Through Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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