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Clips from The Butler

Movies 2013 150 min ★ 6.2/10 (1,049 ratings) 1,716 clips
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Credits

and presumably we'll be able to see what's...
"and presumably we'll be able to see what's..."
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Louis!
"Louis!"
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...a major projection at that point.
"...a major projection at that point."
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Louis, come on down! Come down!
"Louis, come on down! Come down!"
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of the United States. We project...
"of the United States. We project..."
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If there is anyone out there
"If there is anyone out there"
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who still doubts that America is a place where
"who still doubts that America is a place where"
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all things are possible...
"all things are possible..."
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...who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time,
"...who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time,"
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who still questions the power of our democracy,
"who still questions the power of our democracy,"
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tonight is your answer.
"tonight is your answer."
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You must look through their eyes...
"You must look through their eyes..."
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...see what it is that they want...
"...see what it is that they want..."
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...bring a smile to the principal's eyes.
"...bring a smile to the principal's eyes."
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Mr. Gaines.
"Mr. Gaines."
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I'm Admiral Rochon, the chief usher.
"I'm Admiral Rochon, the chief usher."
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- Nice to meet you, admiral. - Pleasure's all mine, sir.
"- Nice to meet you, admiral. - Pleasure's all mine, sir."
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I just wanted to tell you what an honor it is to meet you, sir.
"I just wanted to tell you what an honor it is to meet you, sir."
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The honor is mine.
"The honor is mine."
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Let me show you the way.
"Let me show you the way."
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I know the way.
"I know the way."
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The heart of the question is,
"The heart of the question is,"
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whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights
"whether all Americans are to be afforded equal rights"
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We will respond with that timeless creed
"We will respond with that timeless creed"
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The only thing I ever knew was cotton.
"The only thing I ever knew was cotton."
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Now, you know cotton is ready when the bud splits,
"Now, you know cotton is ready when the bud splits,"
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Is that cotton?
"Is that cotton?"
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Why don't everybody smile?
"Why don't everybody smile?"
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Teeth.
"Teeth."
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Hattie, come on, I need your help in the shed.
"Hattie, come on, I need your help in the shed."
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Come on.
"Come on."
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- Pa... where he taking Ma? - Get back to work.
"- Pa... where he taking Ma? - Get back to work."
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Cecil, come back here, boy.
"Cecil, come back here, boy."
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Mama!
"Mama!"
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Come here.
"Come here."
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Look at me, boy.
"Look at me, boy."
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Don't you lose your temper with that man.
"Don't you lose your temper with that man."
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This his world. We just living in it.
"This his world. We just living in it."
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Now, get on back to work.
"Now, get on back to work."
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Hey.
"Hey."
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- Dad!
"- Dad!"
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Oh, my Lord.
"Oh, my Lord."
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Who you looking at?! Huh?
"Who you looking at?! Huh?"
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Who wants to go next?! You get back to work.
"Who wants to go next?! You get back to work."
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Hey, you. Get some of the hands to help dig a hole for his pa.
"Hey, you. Get some of the hands to help dig a hole for his pa."
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Hurry up!
"Hurry up!"
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Stop crying.
"Stop crying."
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I'm gonna have you in the house now.
"I'm gonna have you in the house now."
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And quiet when you're serving.
"And quiet when you're serving."
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I don't even want to hear you breathe.
"I don't even want to hear you breathe."
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It was much nicer working in the house than in the field.
"It was much nicer working in the house than in the field."
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Crazy nigger, from the left.
"Crazy nigger, from the left."
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Give me more.
"Give me more."
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When I got older, I knew I had to go before he killed me, too.
"When I got older, I knew I had to go before he killed me, too."
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It was the only world I ever knew.
"It was the only world I ever knew."
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Ma?
"Ma?"
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Ma, I'm leaving.
"Ma, I'm leaving."
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but I also knew she wanted me to leave that place.
"but I also knew she wanted me to leave that place."
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And even though Miss Annabeth never said it,
"And even though Miss Annabeth never said it,"
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I knew she'd miss me, too.
"I knew she'd miss me, too."
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I don't think God meant for people to not have a family.
"I don't think God meant for people to not have a family."
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Outside the cotton fields was even worse than I thought it would be.
"Outside the cotton fields was even worse than I thought it would be."
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Any white man could kill any of us at any time
"Any white man could kill any of us at any time"
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The law wasn't on our side.
"The law wasn't on our side."
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The law was against us.
"The law was against us."
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I was hungry all the time.
"I was hungry all the time."
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Get up.
"Get up."
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I'm gonna have to lie to the boss man about that window.
"I'm gonna have to lie to the boss man about that window."
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The good Lord say we ain't supposed to lie.
"The good Lord say we ain't supposed to lie."
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Where's your ma and your pa?
"Where's your ma and your pa?"
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My ma crazy in the head, and my pa got killed.
"My ma crazy in the head, and my pa got killed."
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I'll make you some ham sandwiches
"I'll make you some ham sandwiches"
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Sunday's our busiest morning.
"Sunday's our busiest morning."
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You looking for some help? I know how to serve.
"You looking for some help? I know how to serve."
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You done broke our window, you done stole our food,
"You done broke our window, you done stole our food,"
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and now you asking for a job?
"and now you asking for a job?"
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Back in Macon, I'm a house nigger, a good one.
"Back in Macon, I'm a house nigger, a good one."
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Don't you ever use that word, son.
"Don't you ever use that word, son."
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It's filled With hate.
"It's filled With hate."
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Didn't your father ever teach you any better?
"Didn't your father ever teach you any better?"
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- Slow down. - Yes, sir.
"- Slow down. - Yes, sir."
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- Got it? - Strokes.
"- Got it? - Strokes."
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- Yeah, I got it. - Here.
"- Yeah, I got it. - Here."
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See what it is they need.
"See what it is they need."
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Anticipate.
"Anticipate."
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Bring a smile to the eyes...
"Bring a smile to the eyes..."
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Perfect. Perfect.
"Perfect. Perfect."
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- Why you like chitlins so much? - 'Cause they're good eating.
"- Why you like chitlins so much? - 'Cause they're good eating."
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The manager of Excelsior, in DC, he came by yesterday.
"The manager of Excelsior, in DC, he came by yesterday."
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Yeah.
"Yeah."
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I was thinking about taking it, but I don't know.
"I was thinking about taking it, but I don't know."
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I told him to hire you.
"I told him to hire you."
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I'm just now finding my way around this hotel.
"I'm just now finding my way around this hotel."
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ours,
"ours,"
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Now, to get up in the world,
"Now, to get up in the world,"
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you have to make them feel nonthreatened.
"you have to make them feel nonthreatened."
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White folks up north, they like some uppity coloreds.
"White folks up north, they like some uppity coloreds."
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I took that job up in Washington, DC.
"I took that job up in Washington, DC."
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It was the most beautiful hotel I'd ever seen.
"It was the most beautiful hotel I'd ever seen."
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to have prepared a few spirits
"to have prepared a few spirits"
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after your long journey here from Buffalo.
"after your long journey here from Buffalo."
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The best decision that court ever made was to slow this whole mess down.
"The best decision that court ever made was to slow this whole mess down."
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Nigger boys in school with white girls. Who ever heard of such a thing?
"Nigger boys in school with white girls. Who ever heard of such a thing?"
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Next thing you know, they'd be fornicating.
"Next thing you know, they'd be fornicating."
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Cecil, what do you think about niggers going to school with white children?
"Cecil, what do you think about niggers going to school with white children?"
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To be honest with you, Mr. Jenkins,
"To be honest with you, Mr. Jenkins,"
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with American or European politics.
"with American or European politics."
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Nor should you, Cecil. They're all criminals.
"Nor should you, Cecil. They're all criminals."
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That dumb son-of-a-bitch judge is trying to integrate our schools.
"That dumb son-of-a-bitch judge is trying to integrate our schools."
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I think Judge Warren is going to find that quite challenging.
"I think Judge Warren is going to find that quite challenging."
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Damn right, Cecil. Damn right.
"Damn right, Cecil. Damn right."
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Never in my life did I dream I'd work in a place as fancy as this.
"Never in my life did I dream I'd work in a place as fancy as this."
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I never dreamed my life could be so good.
"I never dreamed my life could be so good."
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She was a maid at the hotel,
"She was a maid at the hotel,"
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but now her only job was raising our two boys.
"but now her only job was raising our two boys."
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I made sure that they never laid eyes on a cotton field.
"I made sure that they never laid eyes on a cotton field."
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- Finish that homework. - Where Louis at?
"- Finish that homework. - Where Louis at?"
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- He's taking the trash out. - Working late again?
"- He's taking the trash out. - Working late again?"
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I miss you at night, honey.
"I miss you at night, honey."
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- Good morning. - Good morning.
"- Good morning. - Good morning."
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