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The Founder is a 2016 American 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 original founders to take control with ...
With Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini. The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
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- Biography, Drama
- John Lee Hancock
- 2017-01-20
The Founder puts Michael Keaton's magnetic performance at the center of a smart, satisfying biopic that traces the rise of one of America's most influential businessmen -- and the birth of one of...
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- John Lee Hancock
- PG-13
- Michael Keaton
Jan 20, 2017 · “The Founder” is mesmerized by its hero, McDonald’s chain founder Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), but horrified by how he built his empire. That kind of ambivalence is great; in fact it’s a hallmark of good drama.
Cast: Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc. Nick Offerman as Richard "Dick" McDonald. John Carroll Lynch as Maurice "Mac" McDonald. Linda Cardellini as Joan Smith. Patrick Wilson as Rollie Smith. B. J. Novak as Harry J. Sonneborn. Laura Dern as Ethel Fleming. Ric Reitz as Will Davis. Justin Randell Brooke as Fred Turner. Wilbur Fitzgerald as Jerry Cullen.
Jan 20, 2017 · ‘The Founder’ is a good film very much worth watching. Unfortunately, it’s all too clear that the movie derives from a great script that wasn’t quite given the directorial touch it deserved.
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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.
