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The Butler

Drama

A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.

Date: 08/16/2013
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, John Cusack, Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Mariah Carey, Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, Aml Ameen, Michael Rainey Jr., James Marsden, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, Yaya DaCosta, David Banner, Colman Domingo, Nelsan Ellis, Nealla Gordon, Elijah Kelley, Minka Kelly, Adriane Lenox, Mo McRae, Pernell Walker, Jesse Williams, Clarence Williams III, LaJessie Smith, John P. Fertitta, Jim Gleason, Isaac White, Joe Chrest, Tyson Ford, James DuMont, Robert Aberdeen, Olivia Washington, Margaret M. Owens, Eric Ducote, Chloe Barach, Danny Strong, Clara Hopkins Daniels, Dana Gourrier, Shirley Pugh, Bill Newman, Colin Walker, Alex Manette, Rusty Robertson, Stephen Rider, Tarra Riggs, Xosha Roquemore

Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in The Butler Forest Whitaker

Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines in The Butler Oprah Winfrey

David Oyelowo as Louis Gaines in The Butler David Oyelowo

John Cusack as Richard Nixon in The Butler John Cusack

Jane Fonda as Nancy Reagan in The Butler Jane Fonda

Cuba Gooding Jr. as Carter Wilson in The Butler Cuba Gooding Jr.

Mariah Carey as Hattie Pearl in The Butler Mariah Carey

Terrence Howard as Howard in The Butler Terrence Howard

Lenny Kravitz as James Holloway in The Butler Lenny Kravitz

Aml Ameen as Cecil Gaines (15) in The Butler Aml Ameen

Michael Rainey Jr. as Cecil Gaines (8) in The Butler Michael Rainey Jr.

James Marsden as John F. Kennedy in The Butler James Marsden

Alex Pettyfer as Thomas Westfall in The Butler Alex Pettyfer

Vanessa Redgrave as Annabeth Westfall in The Butler Vanessa Redgrave

Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan in The Butler Alan Rickman

Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson in The Butler Liev Schreiber

Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower in The Butler Robin Williams

Yaya DaCosta as Carol Hammie in The Butler Yaya DaCosta

David Banner as Earl Gaines in The Butler David Banner

Colman Domingo as Freddie Fallows in The Butler Colman Domingo

Nelsan Ellis as Martin Luther King Jr. in The Butler Nelsan Ellis

Nealla Gordon as Senator Kassebaum in The Butler Nealla Gordon

Elijah Kelley as Charlie Gaines (15-18) in The Butler Elijah Kelley

Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy in The Butler Minka Kelly

Adriane Lenox as Gina in The Butler Adriane Lenox

Mo McRae as Eldridge Huggins in The Butler Mo McRae

Pernell Walker as Lorraine in The Butler Pernell Walker

Jesse Williams as Rev. James Lawson in The Butler Jesse Williams

Clarence Williams III as Maynard in The Butler Clarence Williams III

LaJessie Smith

John P. Fertitta

Jim Gleason as R.D. Warner in The Butler Jim Gleason

Isaac White as Charlie Gaines (10) in The Butler Isaac White

Joe Chrest as White Usher in The Butler Joe Chrest

Tyson Ford

James DuMont as Sherman Adams in The Butler James DuMont

Robert Aberdeen as Herbert Brownell in The Butler Robert Aberdeen

Olivia Washington as Olivia in The Butler Olivia Washington

Margaret M. Owens

Eric Ducote

Chloe Barach

Danny Strong as Freedom Bus Journalist in The Butler Danny Strong

Clara Hopkins Daniels

Dana Gourrier as Helen Holloway in The Butler Dana Gourrier

Shirley Pugh

Bill Newman

Colin Walker as John Ehrlichman in The Butler Colin Walker

Alex Manette as Bob Haldeman in The Butler Alex Manette

Rusty Robertson

Stephen Rider as Admiral Rochon in The Butler Stephen Rider

Tarra Riggs as Sophie Wilson (uncredited) in The Butler Tarra Riggs

Xosha Roquemore as Foxy (uncredited) in The Butler Xosha Roquemore

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