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 (2)
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THE BUTLER tells the story of a White House butler who served seven American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man's life and family. Forest Whitaker stars as the butler with Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, John Cusack as Richard Nixon, Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, and many more. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James DuMont](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/877/161877734_8a46c9.jpg)
James DuMont
Best movies:
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Seabiscuit (2003)
![Robin Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996828_09b209.png)
Robin Williams
USA
Best movies:
Le Destin de Will Hunting (1997)
Awakenings (1990)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
![John Cusack](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267446_915377.jpg)
John Cusack
USA
Best movies:
Stand by Me (1986)
Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
![Yaya DaCosta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/334/334337_e5c94a.jpg)
Yaya DaCosta
USA
Best movies:
In Time (2011)
The Nice Guys (2016)
TRON: Legacy (2010)
![Jesse Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/181/163181245_0154dc.png)
Jesse Williams
USA
Best movies:
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Brooklyn's Finest (2009)
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
![James Marsden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/160/164160226_c49a9f.jpg)
James Marsden
USA
Best movies:
Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (2002)
The Notebook (2004)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
![Minka Kelly](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/877/162877139_75483b.png)
Minka Kelly
USA
Best movies:
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Kingdom (2007)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Stephen Rider
Best movies:
Harley and the Davidsons (2016) (series)
The Great Debaters (2007)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
![Danny Strong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278623_e760ce.jpg)
Danny Strong
USA
Best movies:
Seabiscuit (2003)
Pleasantville (1998)
Dangerous Minds (1995)
![Elijah Kelley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278200_4684aa.jpg)
Elijah Kelley
USA
Best movies:
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Take the Lead (2006)
A Lesson Before Dying (1999) (TV movie)
![Liev Schreiber](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409864_eeff8d.jpg)
Liev Schreiber
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spotlight (2015)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
Dana Gourrier
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
![Nelsan Ellis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279731_8f2662.jpg)
Nelsan Ellis
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
The Express (2008)
Secretariat (2010)
Pernell Walker
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Vinyl (2016) (series)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Alex Manette
USA
Best movies:
Disconnect (2012)
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
Never Forever (2007)
![Mo McRae](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/756/162756548_5b1aa2.png)
Mo McRae
USA
Best movies:
Den of Thieves (2018)
Wild (2014)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
![Alan Rickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/679/163679115_83fed8.png)
Alan Rickman
UK
Best movies:
Die Hard (1988)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Love Actually (2003)
![Jane Fonda](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390332_c83cf3.jpg)
Jane Fonda
USA
Best movies:
On Golden Pond (1981)
Coming Home (1978)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969)
John L. Armijo
USA
Best movies:
Crise à Deepwater Horizon (2016)
Now You See Me (2013)
21 Jump Street (2012)
Jon Arthur
USA
Best movies:
12 Years a Slave (2013)
L'Aube de la planète des singes (2014)
Escape Plan (2013)