The Butler

(The Weinstein Company) Release Date: August 16, 2013 DVD Release Date: January 14, 2014 Director: Lee Daniels Writer: Danny Strong, Lee Daniels Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Liam Neeson, John Cusack, Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda, Robin Williams, James Marsden, Aml Ameen, Liev Schreiber Plot: A look at the life of Eugene Allen, who served eight presidents as the White House\'s head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made. Genre: Drama IMDb: tt1327773