Release Date: August 16, 2013
Running Time: 132 minutes
Genre: Biography/Drama
Director: Lee Daniels
Writers: Danny Strong, Wil Haygood (article)
Rating: Rated PG-13 for some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking.
Brief
Description: 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.
Cast
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| Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines |
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| Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines |
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| David Oyelowo as Louis Gaines |
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| Elijah Kelley as Charlie Gaines |
Actors cast as United States Presidents
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| Robin Williams as President Dwight D. Eisenhower |
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| James Marsden as President John F. Kennedy |
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| Liev Schreiber as President Lyndon B. Johnson |
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| John Cusack as President Richard Nixon |
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| Alan Rickman as President Ronald Reagan |
Leslie’s Notes
My
16-year-old daughter, Sara, and I saw the new movie “Lee Daniels’ The
Butler” the day it was released. Sara loves history and I was intrigued
after viewing a few previews for the film this summer. We both really liked the
movie, especially the actors cast as the U.S. Presidents. James Marsden’s
portrayal of President John F. Kennedy is amazing!
16-year-old daughter, Sara, and I saw the new movie “Lee Daniels’ The
Butler” the day it was released. Sara loves history and I was intrigued
after viewing a few previews for the film this summer. We both really liked the
movie, especially the actors cast as the U.S. Presidents. James Marsden’s
portrayal of President John F. Kennedy is amazing!
Lee Daniels’ The Butler has been Number 1 at the
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| Rank | Title | Weekend | Gross | Weeks | |
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| 1 |
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Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013) |
$20.2M | $79.5M | 3 |
| 2 |
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One Direction: This Is Us (2013) |
$18.5M | $18.5M | 1 |
| 3 |
|
We’re the Millers (2013) |
$16.3M | $113M | 4 |
| 4 |
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Planes (2013) |
$10.9M | $74M | 4 |
| 5 |
|
Instructions Not Included (2013) |
$10.4M | $10.4M | 1 |