- HD 1080
- Runtime: 132m.
- Status: Released
- 2
- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Lee Daniels
- Stars: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, John Cusack, Jane Fonda
- keywords: usa president, 1970s, butler, slavery, civil rights, john f. kennedy, biography, based on true story, ronald reagan, richard nixon, historical drama, slave owner, 1940s, 1980s, 1950s, 1960s, 1930s, african american history, jacqueline kennedy, jimmy carter, eisenhower, based on real person
- Production_studio: Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Pam Williams Productions, Windy Hill Pictures
- Slogan: One quiet voice can ignite a revolution.
- The The Butler is featured in the top rankings of 2013
- #75 in Top Drama Movies of 2013
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.