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)
Plots(1)
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
![Forest Whitaker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/438/164438982_ed2bec.jpg)
Forest Whitaker
USA
Best movies:
Platoon (1986)
Phone Booth (2002)
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
![David Banner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/824/161824738_fb5ea0.jpg)
David Banner
Best movies:
Black Snake Moan (2006)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
The Experiment (2010)
Michael Rainey Jr.
Best movies:
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Amateur (2018)
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
![LaJessie Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/245/158245513_417f41.jpg)
LaJessie Smith
Best movies:
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
When the Game Stands Tall (2014)
Freelancers (2012)
![Mariah Carey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/033/165033068_b1d371.jpg)
Mariah Carey
USA
Best movies:
Live 8 (2005) (concert)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
Precious (2009)
![Alex Pettyfer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/147/160147826_855447.jpg)
Alex Pettyfer
UK
Best movies:
In Time (2011)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024)
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
![Aml Ameen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/686/164686914_37a9b9.png)
Aml Ameen
UK
Best movies:
Sense8 (2015) (series)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Kidulthood (2006)
![Clarence Williams III](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273087_878a41.jpg)
Clarence Williams III
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996) (TV movie)
Jim Gleason
USA
Best movies:
Roots (2016) (series)
Trumbo (2015)
Five Feet Apart (2019)
![Oprah Winfrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/938/163938657_319982.png)
Oprah Winfrey
USA
Best movies:
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
The Color Purple (1985)
Tina Turner: Celebrate Live 1999 (1999) (concert)
Isaac White
Best movies:
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
![David Oyelowo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386705_1d6415.jpg)
David Oyelowo
UK
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
Interstellar (2014)
La Montée de la planète des singes (2011)
![Joe Chrest](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/055/165055967_ee5681.jpg)
Joe Chrest
USA
Best movies:
Stranger Things (2016) (series)
Front of the Class (2008) (TV movie)
The Blind Side (2009)
![Colman Domingo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/033/165033009_0afa19.jpg)
Colman Domingo
USA
Best movies:
42 (2013)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Miracle à Santa-Anna (2008)
Adriane Lenox
USA
Best movies:
The Blind Side (2009)
Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
21 Bridges (2019)
![Terrence Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/408/161408928_a7ef1d.jpg)
Terrence Howard
USA
![Cuba Gooding Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/996/163996806_92a595.jpg)
Cuba Gooding Jr.
USA
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) (TV movie)
![Lenny Kravitz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/517/517875_766723.jpg)
Lenny Kravitz
USA
Best movies:
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)
Precious (2009)
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
![Colin Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/053/158053453_15df6a.png)
Colin Walker
Best movies:
When They See Us (2019) (series)
Lee Daniels' the Butler (2013)
Maggie (2015)