ホワイトハウスで7人の大統領に仕えた黒人執事の実話をもとに描かれた感動作。フォレスト・ウィティカー演じるセシル・ゲインズ執事の視点で映し出される動乱期のアメリカと翻弄される家族の物語を描く。

A couple - the lord and his wife - have successfully committed a murder and are too excited not to discuss the details at the dinner table. But changing the languages doesn't seem to help - the butler appears to be able to join in, whatever language is spoken. Will he be able to solve the crime before the dinner is over?