LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER tells the story of a White House butler who served eight 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, John Cusack as Richard Nixon, Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, James Marsden as John F. Kennedy, Liev Schreiber as Lyndon B. Johnson, and many more. Academy Award (R) nominated Lee Daniels (PRECIOUS) directs and co-wrote the script with Emmy (R)-award winning Danny Strong (GAME CHANGE). (c) WeinsteinMovie Title : Lee Daniels' The Butler
Release Date : Aug 16, 2013 Wide Genre Movie :Drama
Mpaa Rating : PG-13 Actors :Forest Whitaker,Oprah Winfrey,Cuba Gooding Jr.,Terrence Howard,Alan Rickman,Jane Fonda,John Cusack,James Marsden,Minka Kelly,David Oyelowo,Alex Pettyfer,Robin Williams,Alex Manette,Mariah Carey,Lenny Kravitz,Vanessa Redgrave,Liev Schreiber,Yaya Alafia,Colman Domingo,Nelsan Ellis
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TagLine Lee Daniels' The Butler One quiet voice can ignite a revolutionVisitor Ranting & Critics For Lee Daniels' The Butler
User Ranting Movie Lee Daniels' The Butler : 4User Count Like for Lee Daniels' The Butler : 49,139
Critics Ranting For Lee Daniels' The Butler : 6.6
Critics Percentage For Lee Daniels' The Butler : 74 %
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The Butler proves a decent, significant, but slightly stodgy affair. Its dignified restraint stifles its anger.Trevor Johnston-Time Out
A high-minded, didactic, but irresistible entertainment ...
David Denby-New Yorker
Forest Whitaker imbues his part with immense dignity and the old-age makeup is effective showcasing Cecil during his later years.
James Berardinelli-ReelViews
Winfrey is good, though, demonstrating yet again that she's an actress and not just a celebrity playing an actress.
Peter Rainer-Christian Science Monitor
A history lesson in violence and endurance. A sentimental journey. A tribute. Director Daniels and the dedicated cast of The Butler deliver all that.
Lisa Kennedy-Denver Post
The Butler may be a sanctimonious cartoon, but it points to events in the civil rights struggle that were as grotesque and extraordinary as any fiction can invent.
Liam Lacey-Globe and Mail
It's a veritable star-spangled jamboree. And through it all, Whitaker keeps his powder admirably dry ...
Mark Kermode-Observer [UK]
Think of it as a Trojan horse. Apparently harmless, it takes key myths about the land of the free and inflicts an impressive amount of damage.
Charlotte O'Sullivan-This is London
As the beating heart of this story about "a crippling legacy of bigotry and injustice", Whitaker is back on form.
Graham Young-Birmingham Post
The Butler provides a well-paced look at the fluctuating and often shocking socio-political landscape of the 20th Century...
Ben Rawson-Jones-Digital Spy
It's effectively Forrest Gump Goes To The White House, with all the patronising political reductionism that implies.
Guy Lodge-Film4
Has all the bells and whistles one could want from a big, fat Oscar-baiting picture.
Tara Brady-Irish Times
What makes this film worth seeing, above all else, is the remarkable, grade A cast-list.
Brian Viner-Daily Mail [UK]
It may be a tad schematic but it's never less than absorbing and beautifully acted by a strong cast, including Oprah Winfrey as Cecil's troubled, lonely wife.
Henry Fitzherbert-Daily Express
If only history were like this: epochs of simple-minded epic struggle, followed by happy-ever-after closures.
Nigel Andrews-Financial Times
This is an strangely slushy movie from Lee Daniels, whose last two films bristled with unexpected life. By contrast, this star-packed drama uses a true story to trace the Civil Rights struggle from the 1950s to the present day.
Rich Cline-Contactmusic.com
Lee Daniels comes good with this rich and politically subversive tale of a long-serving White House butler.
Ashley Clark-Little White Lies
Engaging and enjoyable run-through of Civil Rights history, enlivened by a superb central performance from Forest Whitaker, a strong supporting cast and a parade of entertaining (if occasionally distracting) cameos as the various presidents.
Matthew Turner-ViewLondon
Daniels' depiction of this era is well-balanced, gripping, and often electrifying. Occasional snippets of real-life media solidify the significance of the movement.
John Nugent-Sky Movies
History is written by the victors, they say; this movie looks as if the history of American race politics as written by Julian Fellowes.
Peter Bradshaw-Guardian [UK]
Feels so dehydrogenated and polyunsaturated that an apter title might have been Lee Daniels' I Can't Believe It's Not Butler.
Robbie Collin-Daily Telegraph
Long, ponderous, but undeniably entertaining, The Butler is a ritzy crash-course in US political change.
Eddie Harrison-The List
Apparently the film is based on real White House butler Eugene Allen: you can't help feeling he should have been served better.
Siobhan Synnot-Scotsman
Manipulative and preachy, The Butler is redeemed by a sensitive performance from Forest Whitaker and the undeniable power of the events it depicts.
Simon Braund-Empire Magazine
If you've ever wanted to know what Oscar bait designed with a slide rules looks like, The Butler is it. Think of The Butler as The Help Goes to the White House. That's not a slam, by the way [but] it is a big story spread thinly over two episodic hours.
Jim Schembri-3AW
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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.TagLine Lee Daniels' The Butler One quiet voice can ignite a revolution
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