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After a fateful encounter with the McDonald brothers, struggling salesman Ray Kroc becomes driven to change the way hamburgers are made and sold. Watch trailers & learn more.
The Founder. 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.
- (182K)
- Biography, Drama
- John Lee Hancock
- 2017-01-20
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 conniving ruthlessness.
Aug 17, 2023 · Netflix have added The Founder, the acclaimed biographical drama about the creation of the McDonald’s restaurant chain, to its UK library. Written by Robert Siegel (Pam & Tommy, The Wrestler) and directed by John Lee Hancock ( The Blind Side , Saving Mr. Banks), the movie stars Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc, a travelling milkshake machine ...
Sep 16, 2017 · The story of The Founder —currently streaming on Netflix —is a simple one. Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton continuing his stellar career resurgence) is a traveling salesman who eats at bad drive-in...
- Lincoln Michel
The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac (John Carroll Lynch) and Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman), who were running a burger operation in...
- (245)
- Biography, History, Drama
- PG-13
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Directed by John Lee Hancock (SAVING MR. BANKS), THE FOUNDER features the true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California.
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