The Primrose Railway Children

The Butler (2013) is a deeply moving historical drama directed by Lee Daniels that tells the extraordinary life journey of Cecil Gaines, a man who rises from a painful childhood in the American South to become a White House butler serving multiple U.S. presidents over several decades. Inspired by real events, the story unfolds across some of the most important moments in American history, including the civil rights movement, Vietnam War era and major political shifts inside the White House.