The Butler

2013, PG-13, 2h 12min

The Butler

Black Rating : 4.0/5

Standard Rating : 3.6/5

Genres: Biography . Drama .
Release Date: 2013-08-16 (USA)
Director:Lee Daniels
Writers:Danny Strong, Wil Haygood

Forest Whitaker

Cecil Gaines
David Banner

Earl Gaines
Michael Rainey Jr.

Cecil Gaines (8)
LaJessie Smith

Abraham
Mariah Carey

Hattie Pearl
Alex Pettyfer

Thomas Westfall
Vanessa Redgrave

Annabeth Westfall
Aml Ameen

Cecil Gaines (15)
Clarence Williams III

Maynard
John P. Fertitta

Mr. Jenkins (as John Fertitta)
Jim Gleason

R.D. Warner
Oprah Winfrey

Gloria Gaines
Isaac White

Charlie Gaines (10)
David Oyelowo

Louis Gaines
Joe Chrest

White Usher
Colman Domingo

Freddie Fallows
Adriane Lenox

Gina
Terrence Howard

Howard
Tyson Ford

Elroy
Cuba Gooding Jr.

Carter Wilson
Lenny Kravitz

James Holloway

Plot:

As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

Awards:

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards, 16 wins & 55 nominations total

Production Companies: Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions

Pictures

Oprah Winfrey in The Butler (2013)

Oprah Winfrey and Terrence Howard in The Butler (2013)

Oprah Winfrey in The Butler (2013)

Oprah Winfrey in The Butler (2013)

Oprah Winfrey in The Butler (2013)

Dana Gourrier and Oprah Winfrey

Lenny Kravitz and Dana Gourrier

John Cusack, Alex Manette, and Colin Walker in The Butler (2013)

Cuba Gooding Jr., Forest Whitaker, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, Colman Domingo, Minka Kelly, and Chloe Barach in The Butler (2013)

Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Isaac White, and Michael Rainey Jr. in The Butler (2013)

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Vanessa Redgrave and Michael Rainey Jr. in The Butler (2013)

Mariah Carey in The Butler (2013)

Vanessa Redgrave and Michael Rainey Jr. in The Butler (2013)

Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)

James Marsden and Minka Kelly in The Butler (2013)

Robin Williams in The Butler (2013)

Terrence Howard and Adriane Lenox in The Butler (2013)

Mariah Carey and Alex Pettyfer in The Butler (2013)

Aml Ameen in The Butler (2013)

Forest Whitaker and David Oyelowo in The Butler (2013)

Robin Williams in The Butler (2013)

David Oyelowo and Yaya DaCosta in The Butler (2013)

Oprah Winfrey in The Butler (2013)

Yaya DaCosta in The Butler (2013)

Vanessa Redgrave and Alex Pettyfer in The Butler (2013)

Liev Schreiber in The Butler (2013)

Aml Ameen in The Butler (2013)

Yaya DaCosta in The Butler (2013)

David Oyelowo in The Butler (2013)

Liev Schreiber in The Butler (2013)

Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey in The Butler (2013)

Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)

Robin Williams and Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)

Lenny Kravitz in The Butler (2013)

Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)

Mariah Carey in The Butler (2013)

David Oyelowo in The Butler (2013)

Clarence Williams III and Aml Ameen in The Butler (2013)

Cuba Gooding Jr. and Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)

Oprah Winfrey and Terrence Howard in The Butler (2013)

Oprah Winfrey in The Butler (2013)

Lee Daniels in The Butler (2013)

Lee Daniels in The Butler (2013)

Jane Fonda, Cicely Tyson, and Oprah Winfrey at an event for The Butler (2013)

Cicely Tyson and Lenny Kravitz at an event for The Butler (2013)

Cicely Tyson and Forest Whitaker at an event for The Butler (2013)

Clarence Williams III at an event for The Butler (2013)

Box office

Budget:
$30,000,000 (estimated)
Opening weekend US & Canada:
$24,637,312
Gross US & Canada:
$116,632,095
Gross worldwide:
$177,313,795

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