# The Butler (2013)

English · Released 2013-08-16

The Butler is a 2013 English film. It streams on Google Play Movies and YouTube.

Where to watch: Google Play Movies, YouTube

## Storyline
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.

## Common questions

### When was The Butler released?
The Butler was released on 16 August 2013.

### Where can I watch The Butler?
The Butler streams on Google Play Movies and YouTube. Clapnumber records where a title plays rather than hosting any of it.

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