The Butler (2013)
Directed by Lee Daniels · 132 min · Drama
42.4 TOPICAL score · #2,484 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →Cecil Gaines was a sharecropper's son who grew up in the 1920s as a domestic servant for the white family who casually destroyed his. Eventually striking out on his own, Cecil becomes a hotel valet of such efficiency and discreteness in the 1950s that he becomes a butler in the White House itself. There, Cecil would serve numerous US Presidents over the decades as a passive witness of history with the American Civil Rights Movement gaining momentum even as his family has troubles of its own. As his wife, Gloria, struggles with alcoholism and his defiant eldest son, Louis, strives for a just world, Cecil must decide whether he should take action in his own way.
The Butler (2013, directed by Lee Daniels) has a TOPICAL score of 42.4 - ranked 2,484 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on audience and lasting engagement, and lowest on awards. Critics: 71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65. Audiences: TMDB 7.3/10 (3,089 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 35 languages.
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- Critics71% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.6/10 critics' average · Metacritic 65
- AudienceTMDB 7.3/10 (3,089 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 35 languages
- Still read40,709 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Forest Whitaker (actor #179), Oprah Winfrey (actor #823), David Oyelowo (actor #1,133), John Cusack (actor #499)