The Butler

Theatrical - Wide 2013-08-16

Cast Forest Whitaker Oprah Winfrey John Cusack Alan Rickman Jane Fonda Melissa Leo James Marsden Minka Kelly Alex Pettyfer Lenny Kravitz Terrence Howard Cuba Gooding Jr. Vanessa Redgrave David Oyelowo
Directed by Lee Daniels
Written by Lee Daniels Danny Strong

Genres: Biography Drama

JoBlo's Rating

6/10

Synopsis

Tells the true story of Eugene Allen and his 34 years at the White House. Allen worked for eight presidents, starting with Harry Truman in 1952 and ending in 1986 with Ronald Reagan.

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Review: Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Posted 12 years ago

PLOT: A butler serves during seven presidential administrations between 1957 and 1986 while his son engages in the Civil Rights movement down south. REVIEW: LEE DANIELS’ THE BUTLER could have been an awkward disaster; it has all the makings of...

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The Butler: Jean Reno to lead Tom Edmunds’s twisty and action-packed “Downton Abbey meets Die Hard” revenge thriller

Jean Reno is a retired World War I veteran trying to live a quiet life when his past comes back to haunt him in Tom Edmunds's The Butler.

Posted 11 months ago

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The Butler’s Lee Daniels turns his head towards horror with Demon House

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Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…Terrence Howard!

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Movie Jail: This week’s defendant is…John Cusack!

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Lee Daniels in talks for Richard Pryor biopic with Eddie Murphy and Michael B. Jordan among contenders for the lead

Posted 12 years ago

Let the onslaught of late comedian biopics continue! THE BUTLER director Lee Daniels is in talks to take on a biopic of late great comedian Richard Pryor with Eddie Murphy, Marlon Wayans, and Michael B. Jordan in contention to take...

Alex Pettyfer to play half of a gay, interracial action hero couple for director Lee Daniels

Posted 12 years ago

Lee Daniels has garnered a good deal of respect from the film industry for his Academy Award-nominated PRECIOUS and this year’s THE BUTLER. His prior film, THE PAPERBOY, did not fare so well, but Daniels has proven that he has...

Weekend Box Office Report: August 23-25, 2013

Posted 12 years ago

The Butler did it again! Typically around this time of year, moviegoing slows significantly and this weekend was no different. Once again it was last weekend's surprise winner at the top, as LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER took the #1 spot...

Weekend Box Office Report: August 16-18, 2013

Posted 12 years ago

The Butler did it! Although four new wide releases entered the theatrical arena this past weekend, it was LEE DANIELS' THE BUTLER that handed out steaming dishes of defeat to all the competition, taking the #1 spot with an opening...

Review: Lee Daniels’ The Butler

Posted 12 years ago

Harvey Weinstein says the controversy over The Butler’s title is because of The Hobbit

Posted 13 years ago

Harvey Weinstein and Warner Bros. are currently at odds over the title to Lee Daniels‘ latest movie THE BUTLER. At the heart of the case is an obscure 1916 silent short movie of the same name that WB is claiming...

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