Lee Daniels' The Butler

– A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 12 Minutes
Release Year:
2013
Original Name:
The Butler
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) - Also known as The Butler

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' The Butler (2013) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Aug 2013

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG-13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. Parents are urged to be cautious. Some material may be inappropriate for pre-teenagers.

Director:

Lee Daniels

Writer:

Danny Strong, Wil Haygood (article)

Main Actors:

Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith

Plot:

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 her addictions and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 18 wins & 50 nominations.

Gross profit:

$116,631,310

Production:

The Weinstein Company

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
Metacritic:
66%