6 Best Butlers and Household Staff Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 31, 2026

The quiet dignity and hidden dramas of butlers, chauffeurs, and household staff serving the wealthy has powered some of cinema’s most poignant stories. In Driving Miss Daisy (1989): An elderly Southern woman and her patient Black chauffeur slowly form an unlikely friendship over the years. Worth seeking out is The Remains of the Day (1993): A dutiful English butler reflects on a lifetime of suppressed emotion and a lost chance at love with the housekeeper.

The Butler (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A White House butler serves eight presidents while his own family is torn apart by the civil rights movement.

Directed by Lee Daniels · 2h 12m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Stream: MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Remains of the Day (1993)

TMDB ★ 7.4

A dutiful English butler reflects on a lifetime of suppressed emotion and a lost chance at love with the housekeeper.

Directed by James Ivory · 2h 14m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gosford Park (2001)

TMDB ★ 7.2

A murder during a lavish country house shooting party reveals the hidden secrets of both the aristocratic guests and their servants.

Directed by Robert Altman · 2h 17m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

TMDB ★ 7.4

An elderly Southern woman and her patient Black chauffeur slowly form an unlikely friendship over the years.

Directed by Bruce Beresford · 1h 39m · Rated PG

Where to watch

Stream: Howdy Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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My Chauffeur (1986)

TMDB ★ 5.4

The first female chauffeur hired by an all-male limousine company must prove herself against her resentful colleagues.

Directed by David Beaird · 1h 37m · Rated R

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Arthur (1981)

TMDB ★ 6.7

A wealthy, perpetually drunk playboy's engagement to a woman he doesn't love is complicated by his growing feelings for a working-class waitress.

Directed by Steve Gordon · 1h 37m · Rated PG

Where to watch

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best Butlers and Household Staff Movies

The Butler (2013)

The Remains of the Day (1993)

Gosford Park (2001)

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

My Chauffeur (1986)

Arthur (1981)

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