Directed by:
Lee DanielsCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
Rodrigo LeãoCast:
Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith, Mariah Carey, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Aml Ameen, Clarence Williams III (more)VOD (1)
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For three decades, Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) served as the chief butler for eight consecutive US presidents, including Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan. Working intimately with these world leaders at the White House, from his unique vantage point Cecil Gaines witnessed radical transformations in American history through the civil rights movement to Vietnam and the Cold War - and how those changes affected his life and family. Based on a true story, Lee Daniels directs a stellar ensemble cast who between them have garnered 18 Academy Award nominations. (Hopscotch Films)
(more)Cast
Tarra Riggs
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Hurricane Season (2009)
The Butler (2013)
Xosha Roquemore
USA
Best movies:
Brian Banks (2018)
Precious (2009)
The Butler (2013)
Marco St. John
USA
Best movies:
Thelma & Louise (1991)
Roots (2016) (series)
Monster (2003)
Bob Walker
Best movies:
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Trumbo (2015)
Quarry (2016) (series)
Dean J. West
USA
Best movies:
The Ledge (2011)
The Highwaymen (2019)
The Butler (2013)
Demond Wilson
USA
Best movies:
The Butler (2013)
The Organization (1971)
Full Moon High (1981)
John P. Fertitta
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Roots (2016) (series)
The Butler (2013)
Blake Burt
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
The Butler (2013)
Remember Sunday (2013) (TV movie)
Mike Wallace (a.f.)
USA
Best movies:
Argo (2012) - a.f.
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
The Butler (2013) - a.f.
Robert Aberdeen
Best movies:
August Rush (2007)
The Butler (2013)
Cradle Will Rock (1999)
Olivia Washington
USA
Best movies:
The Butler (2013)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
The Comedian (2016)
Craig Tate
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
King Richard (2021)
Greyhound (2020)
Donna Duplantier
USA
Best movies:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
99 Homes (2014)