The Founder

Drama, History

2016

PG-13 | 115 minutes

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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.

Cast

Michael Keaton image
Michael Keaton
Nick Offerman image
Nick Offerman
John Carroll Lynch image
John Carroll Lynch
Linda Cardellini image
Linda Cardellini
B.J. Novak image
B.J. Novak
Laura Dern image
Laura Dern
Justin Randell Brooke image
Justin Randell Brooke
Kate Kneeland image
Kate Kneeland
Patrick Wilson image
Patrick Wilson
Griff Furst image
Griff Furst
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The Founder
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