The Founder Movie Review

Movie Analysis & Review

The Founder, released on 24 November 2016, is an Drama, History film (Released) with a runtime of 115 minutes. Produced by Speedie Distribution, FilmNation Entertainment, Faliro House Productions, The Combine, The Weinstein Company in Greece, United States of America. Directed by John Lee Hancock, the movie features performances by Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak, Laura Dern, Justin Randell Brooke, Kate Kneeland. The film had a budget of $15.0 million and grossed $24.1 million.
Plot Summary: 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.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak, Laura Dern, Justin Randell Brooke, Kate Kneeland
Crew: Phil Hardage (First Assistant Director), Lauren Heath (Production Supervisor), Parry Creedon (Unit Production Manager), Amir R. Khan (Second Assistant Director), Bob Gorelick (“B” Camera Operator), John Thigpen (Set Designer), Chris Hunter (Graphic Designer), Caitlin McKenna (ADR Voice Casting)
Director: John Lee Hancock

Overview of The Founder

Release Date: 2016-11-24
Runtime: 115 min
Genres: Drama, History
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Revenue: $24,121,245
Production: Speedie Distribution, FilmNation Entertainment, Faliro House Productions, The Combine, The Weinstein Company
Countries: Greece, United States of America
Certification (IN): UA
OTT Providers: N/A
Keywords: greed, ambition, biography, family business , based on true story, salesman, corporate greed, fast food, corporate power, 1950s, burger, mcdonald’s
External: IMDB

Story & Plot

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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Reviews

Reno: **Veni, vidi, vici!**

I anticipated another inspiring biopic about a man who built an empire. That's partially true, because this was inspired by the right kind of wrong thing. I mean it was not actually about the McDonalds' story, the McDonald brothers, but the fast food chain McDonald, how the …

Filipe Manuel Neto: **A decent film, although the story told is substantially stilted and made more tense than it actually was.**

We all know that the business world is not for boy scouts. As the film's protagonist himself assumes, you have to be prepared for the toughness of competitors and moves that are often dis…

The Movie Mob: **Overall : A brilliant telling of a bleak story that left a disappointing flavor in my soul.**

I remember the plaque in our McDonalds growing up about its founder, Ray Kroc, but this movie tells a much different story. Suddenly, I am questioning whether or not I should let my two-year-old eat Mc…

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