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The Founder

He took someone else's idea and America ate it up.

  • Movie
  • 2016
  • PG-13
  • 1h 55m

Directed by John Lee Hancock

7.2

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7.2 out of 10 from 5,613 votes

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Overview

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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Cast and crew

  • Michael Keaton

    Michael KeatonRay Kroc

  • Nick Offerman

    Nick OffermanDick McDonald

  • John Carroll Lynch

    John Carroll LynchMac McDonald

  • Linda Cardellini

    Linda CardelliniJoan Smith

  • B.J. Novak

    B.J. NovakHarry J. Sonneborn

  • Laura Dern

    Laura DernEthel Kroc

  • Justin Randell Brooke

    Justin Randell BrookeFred Turner

  • Kate Kneeland

    Kate KneelandJune Martino

  • Patrick Wilson

    Patrick WilsonRollie Smith

  • Griff Furst

    Griff FurstJim Zien

  • Wilbur Fitzgerald

    Wilbur FitzgeraldJerry Cullen

  • David de Vries

    David de VriesJack Horford

  • Andrew Benator

    Andrew BenatorLeonard Rosenblatt

  • Cara Mantella

    Cara MantellaMyra Rosenblatt

  • Randall Taylor

    Randall TaylorOwner (Ed's Drive-In)

  • Lacey KingCar Hop Girl (Ed's Drive-In)

  • Jeremy MaddenDennis

  • Rebecca Ray

    Rebecca RayCar Hop Girl (Joe's Drive-In)

Director
John Lee Hancock
Writer
Robert D. Siegel
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
John Schwartzman