The Founder

Name: The Founder
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2016-11-24
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak

2016·Movie·PG-13·115 min·★ 7.1(5,442)

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“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.

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About The Founder

The Founder is a 2016 English-language drama and history film directed by John Lee Hancock. The cast is led by Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch. It has a runtime of 1h 55m. Viewers rate it 7.1/10 across 5400 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix.

The Founder was produced by Speedie Distribution, FilmNation Entertainment, and Faliro House Productions and made in Greece and United States of America. It was released on November 24, 2016, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $15 million, it went on to gross $24 million worldwide.

Director: John Lee Hancock
Writers: Robert D. Siegel
Release date: November 24, 2016
Original language: English
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: Greece, United States of America
Budget: $15 million
Box office: $24 million
Production: Speedie Distribution, FilmNation Entertainment, Faliro House Productions

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The Founder cast & crew

The Founder was directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert D. Siegel.

The cast features 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, and Laura Dern as Ethel Kroc.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Carter Burwell, cinematography is by John Schwartzman, and it was produced by Don Handfield and Jeremy Renner.

Is The Founder worth watching?

The Founder holds an audience score of 7.1/10 from 5,442 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 55m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy drama and history, The Founder is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Founder

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