Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Butler is inspired by a true story. The family history, shows that with hard work and determination anyone can succeed. The actors draw you in, making you feel like you are a part of the history, taking you through the butlers service with seven presidents.

This film was loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, who worked in the White House for decades. It starred Forrest Whitaker, who did an excellent job.

Great movie. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for havin

This movie was better than I thought it would be. The acting was superb and the main takeaway for me was about the strength of marriages. Through good times and bad times Forest and Oprah stayed together. And learning through their mistakes made them stronger as time went on. The historical context and effects it had on the character was well done. Lastly the developmental comrade of the characters in and outside of work was excellent. Great script. A must have for anyone's video library.

This movie is something all young people should see. It tells a great story and allows you to appreciate history. The cast was a very good pick. I actually didn't see the movie at the theater but bought it once it came to video and it was worth every penny. This movie taught so many stories in one story line, it was amazing! I would definitely watch this movie over and over and would recommend to anyone. If you have not seen this movie you are missing out on something amazing!!

Didn't get a chance to go to the movies to see it, so I had to buy it because of all the great things I heard. And I was definitely not disappointed. I thought it'd be a boring movies about a butler with bad acting from Oprah, but I was surely proved wrong. Thanks Lee Daniels for this movies, and thanks best buy for having it at a reasonable price even after the first weeks release

Excellent film based on the true story of a servant in the Nation's Capital whose life is daunted and haunted by the ugliness and ever presence of Racism. Forest Whittaker once again delivers a stellar performance to overcome the tide of bigotry in his quest for dignity and tolerance.

This is an excellent depiction of our history. Something that our young people need to see so that they can appreciate the sacrifices of many so that they can have the things they want and, do the things they can do, such as eating where they want, sitting where they want to sit; just the basic things in life; things that should be accorded to all regardless of skin color.

Well written. Another amazing performance by Oprah Winfrey. Chronicles the fight for racial equality and the changes that have taken place in this country over the last 50 years. Specifically follows one family and the different paths they took in their quest for equality. Enjoyed it very much.

I initially thought that this movie would be too controversial for me to watch; I don't like racially charged movies. I was ready to stop it after the first five minutes. However I continued to watch and was rewarded with an Oscar level movie with a great storyline and great acting. I rate four stars.

This is a great movie that shows you theworld from two points of view. From the father and from his son. You see the life of a butler, a father, a husband, and overall a good hard working man. Really enjoyed this movie while some scenes made me cry. Glad to add this to my collection.

Good informational entertaining movie. very well put together for a movie that provides so much information. Keeps audience engaged the entire time. The only part I didn't care for was the part about Obama in the end. Otherwise I would recommend it to anyone great movie.

I didn't realize when I purchased it how much of a role the civil rights movement would play in the movie. I believe that really enhanced the movie. There's lots of great vintage newsreel coverage and the movie is actually well written bringing a difficult topic to life.

It was a very good movie and it teaches people about how hard things were for colored people with slavery going on. Lee daniels did a very good job and also oprah played a very good part. I would recommend this movie to anybody specially the younger youth of today.

The Butler was one of the best movies of 2013. This was the tale of every black person during the Civil Rights Movement. This heart wrenching tale of American History forces you to examine your contribution to this Country and forces you to do better.

The movie was great! There was more than one story. His family was one and civil rights was spelled out quite well. I don't think everyone knew it was coming, but it was nice to see - especially people who never knew what the civil rights were about.

I purchased this product with my best buy $5 rewards certificate and only paid $5 for this recently released DVD that was a great watch for the second time where I already seen the movie in the theater, and wanted to add his to my DVD library....

It's great to learn more about black history base on true stories. Since they did teach much of it in school when I went. Would recommend this movie. Don't want to ruin anything for someone else just watch it. I want to c 12 years a slave next.

The struggle for civil rights was on point, not sure they portrayed the views held by the various presidents were accurate. the clothes for the era could have been more in tune with times. overall a very good movie, had to watch it twice.

The movie is not just a "feel good" movie. It goes into race relations and the problems caused by race relations over a 70-80 year period. Some of the worst of what people do to each other. It is well acted, great cinematography.