The Founder (2017)

Directed by

John Lee Hancock

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 5,433 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A struggling salesman named Ray Kroc sees the potential in a small California burger stand run by two brothers. He partners with them to grow the business into a national chain, but then pushes the founders out to take full control for himself.

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What happens

The Founder is a 2016 biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film depicts the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain, which eventually involved forcing out the company's founders to take control of the company and begin operation under a profit-focused business model. Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch co-star as McDonald's founders Richard and Maurice McDonald, alongside Linda Cardellini as Ray Kroc's third wife Joan Smith, and B. J. Novak as McDonald's president and chief executive Harry J. Sonneborn. The film premiered at Arclight Hollywood on December 7, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States on January 20, 2017, by the Weinstein Company. It grossed $24 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Keaton and Offerman. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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