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. The Butler is a 2013 American English-language Biography Drama film featuring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Ron E. Rains. The movie is inspired from A Butler Well Served By This Election by Wil Haygood. Laura Ziskin Productions in association with Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures and Pam Williams Productions. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Pamela Oas Williams, Laura Ziskin, Lee Daniels, Buddy Patrick and Cassian Elwes. The Butler is written by Danny Strong, Wil Haygood and Craig Bartholomew Strydom and it is directed by Lee Daniels and Craig Bartholomew Strydom. The Weinstein Company acquired the distribution rights for the movie. The Butler was released on 24th October 2013 and takes a screen time of 132 minutes. The Butler was made on a budget of $30 million and at the box office it grossed only $1 million. Cinematography was done by Andrew Dunn and editing by Joe Klotz. The music was composed by Rodrigo Le O.
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The Butler Reviews and Ratings
Average Review Rating : positive
Positive Review Rating : 80%
Eric Kohn
Its strong appeal for black audiences suggest a strong turnout for this underserved niche, and the movie seems well positioned to gain some decent traction for its performances during awards season. ( Read More )
Adam A. Donaldson
Overall, this is all that is and should be expected from a movie like The Butler, and for the most part it is satisfying. ( Read More )
Marjorie Baumgarten
Lee Daniels The Butler is a straightforward film that puts the recent past in our grasp. ( Read More )
Trevor Johnston
Theres even appreciation for the fortitude of the housewife caught between the two men (Oprah Winfrey, alternately sassy and very affecting), typifying the films generosity of spirit towards the spectrum of black America.The result isnt as powerful as it should be. ( Read More )
Robbie Collin
The Butler is so desperate to leapfrog its way to Oscar contender status that it never quite manages to entertain or move you in the moment: its a history lesson with one eye beadily trained on its own future. ( Read More )