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IMDb rating
7.2
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5.6

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Critic Nikolaj Kennov
rated 5

Forest Whitaker spiller (...) fremragende – han har lidelsen plantet i sit komplekse ansigt – men også Oprah Winfrey brillerer i birollen som hjemmefrontens skrøbelige teltpæl.

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Critic Amat Levin
rated 5

Den maxade rollistan, som innehåller allt från Jane Fonda och Cuba Gooding, Jr. till Lenny Kravitz och Mariah Carey, är mest där för att locka publik, men alla levererar väl godkända prestationer.

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Cast & Crew

Lee Daniels
Director
Forest Whitaker
As Cecil Gaines
Robin Williams
As Dwight Eisenhower
Vanessa Redgrave
As Annabeth Westfall
Liev Schreiber
As Lyndon B. Johnson
Jane Fonda
As Nancy Reagan
Oprah Winfrey
As Gloria Gaines
John Cusack
As Richard Nixon

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The Butler is a movie that tells the story of Cecil Gaines, a man who served as a butler in the White House for eight presidents over the course of 34 years. The film follows Cecil's life from his childhood on a cotton plantation in Georgia to his time in the White House, where he witnessed many significant historical events and was a part of many intimate moments with the presidents and their families. Along the way, Cecil must confront issues of race, family, and identity as he strives to make a better life for himself and his loved ones. The movie features an all-star cast, including Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, Oprah Winfrey as his wife Gloria, and David Oyelowo as their son Louis. It was directed by Lee Daniels and released in 2013.

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You can stream The Butler on: Amazon Prime ⎥ Starz Apple TV Amazon Store

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Butler include Still Alice, 3096 Days, Beautiful Boy, Moonlight, 55 Steps, Double Mommy.

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The Butler was released in theaters on August 16, 2013.