6 Best Butlers and Household Staff Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 31, 2026

The dignity and quiet drama of household staff have produced some of cinema’s most poignant stories. The Butler follows a White House butler through eight presidents, The Remains of the Day has an English butler discovering what his devotion cost him, and Gosford Park uncovers the secrets of both aristocrats and servants during a country house shooting party. Driving Miss Daisy, My Chauffeur and Arthur finish the list.

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 devoted butler's repressed feelings for the housekeeper surface only after it's too late.

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 country-house shooting party's murder exposes the class divide between guests and 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 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. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're 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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