The Founder(2016)
He took someone else's idea and America ate it up.
Synopsis
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.
Directed by John Lee Hancock
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Cast
Michael Keaton
Ray Kroc
Nick Offerman
Dick McDonald
John Carroll Lynch
Mac McDonald
Linda Cardellini
Joan Smith
B.J. Novak
Harry J. Sonneborn
Laura Dern
Ethel Kroc
Justin Randell Brooke
Fred Turner
Kate Kneeland
June Martino
Patrick Wilson
Rollie Smith
Griff Furst
Jim Zien
Wilbur Fitzgerald
Jerry Cullen
David de Vries
Jack Horford
Andrew Benator
Leonard Rosenblatt
Cara Mantella
Myra Rosenblatt
Randall Taylor
Owner (Ed's Drive-In)
Lacey King
Car Hop Girl (Ed's Drive-In)
Jeremy Madden
Dennis
Rebecca Ray
Car Hop Girl (Joe's Drive-In)
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When did The Founder come out?+
The Founder was released in 2016.
How long is The Founder?+
The Founder runs for 115 minutes (1 hour and 55 minutes).
Who directed The Founder?+
The Founder was directed by John Lee Hancock.
Who stars in The Founder?+
The Founder stars Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini and B.J. Novak.
Is The Founder worth watching?+
The Founder holds a 7.2/10 rating from 5,578 TMDB users, and is best suited to fans of drama and history.
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