He took someone else's idea and America ate it up.
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
The Founder (2016) is a drama and history film directed by John Lee Hancock, released on November 24, 2016 with a runtime of 1h 55m. It stars Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch and Linda Cardellini. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 5,520 ratings.
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Michael Keaton
as Ray Kroc
Nick Offerman
as Dick McDonald
John Carroll Lynch
as Mac McDonald
Linda Cardellini
as Joan Smith
B.J. Novak
as Harry J. Sonneborn
Laura Dern
as Ethel Kroc
Justin Randell Brooke
as Fred Turner
Kate Kneeland
as June Martino
Patrick Wilson
as Rollie Smith
Griff Furst
as Jim Zien
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Jerry Cullen
David de Vries
as Jack Horford
Directed by John Lee Hancock, written by Robert D. Siegel, produced by Don Handfield, Jeremy Renner and Aaron Ryder.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 5,520 ratings.
**Veni, vidi, vici!** I anticipated another inspiring biopic about a man who built an empire. That's partially true, because this was inspired by the right kind of wrong thing. I mean it was not actually about the McDonalds' story, the McDonald brothers, but the fast food chain McDonald, how the franchise got rapidly spread across the globe and the person behind it. With the film having both good and bad side, it…
Reviewed on October 9, 2017
**A decent film, although the story told is substantially stilted and made more tense than it actually was.** We all know that the business world is not for boy scouts. As the film's protagonist himself assumes, you have to be prepared for the toughness of competitors and moves that are often disloyal. However, this is precisely why great businessmen are usually people worthy of our disdain: they associate coldness…
Reviewed on August 16, 2022
**Overall : A brilliant telling of a bleak story that left a disappointing flavor in my soul.** I remember the plaque in our McDonalds growing up about its founder, Ray Kroc, but this movie tells a much different story. Suddenly, I am questioning whether or not I should let my two-year-old eat McDonald's anymore! Michael Keaton's relentless portrayal of the opportunistic and duplicitous Ray Kroc is so spectacular…
Reviewed on August 19, 2022
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The Founder (2016) is available to stream on Netflix, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Founder (2016) includes Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini and B.J. Novak. The film was directed by John Lee Hancock. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Founder was released on November 24, 2016 and runs for 1h 55m.
The Founder (2016) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 5,520 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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