The Founder

2017 "Risk taker. Rule breaker. Game changer."

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The Founder

7.2 | 1h55m | PG-13 | en | Drama

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.

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7.2 | 1h55m | PG-13 | en | Drama , History | More Info

Released: January. 20,2017 | Released Producted By: The Weinstein Company , FilmNation Entertainment Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://thefounderfilm.com/

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Cast

Michael Keaton , Nick Offerman , John Carroll Lynch

Director

Stacie McKinnon

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The Weinstein Company , FilmNation Entertainment

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Cast

Michael Keaton

as Ray Kroc

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Nick Offerman

as Dick McDonald

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John Carroll Lynch

as Mac McDonald

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Reviews

wilson trivino Probably one of the most famous arches are the McDonald's sign that adores this hamburger joint. But do let people know the history of how it became such an icon? In Founder, you discover the circumvented route that Mr. Krog took to to make the hamburger an American food staple today. Michael Keaton does a marvelous job bringing to life this hard-working krumugen. Not a typical rags to riches tale but one of hard work and a very competitive work ethic. McDonald's not only changed the food landscape but what we consider is common place today, fast food. I found the movie interesting and entertaining with a little business savvy on the side. Dr Wilson Triviño

joshbails I enjoyed this movie which is really more about cutting throats in business than the origin of the giant burger company.

mattker I am not completely convinced by this character. He steals the McDonald brothers' original idea, but was it a good idea? Meaning he should have stolen a better idea. Anyway, when they meet for the first time (around 1954, isn't it?) they drive a brand new car. At the end of the film, that is around ten years later,we can see the same car in the parking lot, almost at the same place. This is strange.

balazsjason This is an inspiring tidbit of insight into the beginnings of McDonald's and the making of millionaires. I understand that the "founder" is portrayed poorly, but he gave ultimate capability to a growing brand, its franchises, and made its original founders each millionaires even though they took active measures to attempt to restrict the company's growth. They don't deserve any sympathy for being an impediment, especially so after becoming wealthy men. I'm happy for them, but this piece seems to set a tone where I'm supposed to feel bad for them. They took rewards even after taking said steps to impede the construction of what would yield said reward.It gives us a taste of business which I believe may be able to give today's youth or those who aren't savvy in business (yet) an idea of what a semi-hostile takeover can look like.