PRINCIPAL CAST

Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Terrence Howard, David Oyelowo, Cuba Gooding Jr., Alan Rickman, Alex Pettyfer, Robin Williams, John Cusack, James Marsden, Minka Kelly, Liev Schreiber, Lenny Kravitz, Jesse Williams, Jane Fonda, Mariah Carey, Vanessa Redgrave, Nelsan Ellis, Yaya Alafia, Aml Ameen, Tarra Riggs, Michael Rainey Jr., Orlando Eric Street, David Jensen, David Banner, Alex Manette, Marco St. John, Colman Domingo, Kay Smith, Colin Walker, Wanda Leigh, Clarence Williams III, Aml Ameen

DIRECTOR

Lee Daniels

WRITER

Wil Haygood, Danny Strong

PRODUCER

Laura Ziskin, Buddy Patrick, Cassian Elwes, Lee Daniels

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Mic, Adonis Hajiantonas, Aviv Giladi, Vince Holden, Brett Johnson, Jordan Kessler, Sheila Johnson, Adam Merims, David Ranes, Matthew Salloway, Hilary Shor, Earl W. Stafford, Danny Strong, R. Bryan Wright

SYNOPSIS

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 nominated Lee Daniels (PRECIOUS) directs and co-wrote the script with Emmy-award winning Danny Strong (GAME CHANGE).

BOX OFFICE

$116.6 Million

GENRE

Drama

RATING

Rated PG-13
some violence and disturbing images, language, sexual material, thematic elements and smoking

RUN TIME

132 Minutes

STUDIO

The Weinstein Company