As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.

Director: Lee Daniels

Writers: Danny Strong, Wil Haygood

Cast: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, David Banner, Mariah Carey, Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Redgrave, Al Ameen, Clarence Williams III, Jim Gleason, David Oyelowo, Colman Domingo, Adriane Lenox, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr, Lenny Kravitz, Pernell Walker, James DuMont, Robert Aberdeen, Robin Williams, Olivia Washington, Yaya DaCosta, Jesse Williams, James Marsden, Minka Kelly, Danny Strong, Elijah Kelley, Liev Schreiber