7.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Butler (2013)
The Butler (2013)
Overview
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, 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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.1
Overview
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines, 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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
The film's central narrative explicitly champions the Civil Rights Movement and critiques systemic racism, validating direct action and legislative change as solutions to historical injustice.
The film centers on the African American experience, featuring a diverse cast that authentically represents its historical subject matter. Its narrative strongly critiques historical racial injustices and the societal structures that perpetuated them, making the pursuit of racial equality a central and explicit theme.
Secondary
The film portrays Christianity, particularly the Black church, as a foundational pillar of the African American community and a crucial engine for the Civil Rights movement. It highlights its role in providing spiritual solace, fostering community, and mobilizing for social justice, aligning the narrative with the faith's virtues of resilience and equality.
The film 'The Butler' primarily explores racial civil rights and family dynamics through the life of a White House butler. It does not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or storylines, thus having no direct portrayal of queer identity or themes.
The film 'The Butler' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is exclusively centered on the Civil Rights Movement, racial equality, and the personal and political history of an African American family, thus rendering the portrayal N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film is a historical drama based on real figures and events. All historical characters, such as the Presidents and First Ladies, are portrayed with their documented historical gender. Fictional characters created for the film do not have prior canonical genders to swap from.
The film is a historical drama based on the life of an African-American White House butler. All historical figures and original characters are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with the documented or intended racial identity, with no instances of a character established as one race being portrayed as another.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.2
7.3
Critic Ratings
7.2
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