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Starring Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc, the film depicts the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast-food restaurant chain, which eventually involved forcing out the company's original founders to take control with conniving ruthlessness.
Aug 4, 2016 · The Founder true story reveals that Richard and Mac McDonald had already sold more than 20 franchises and opened eight restaurants themselves by the time they met Ray Kroc. In 1954, Kroc got wind that the brothers were looking for help expanding, so he offered to buy the U.S. franchise rights.
Jan 20, 2017 · The story of Ray Kroc, a salesman who turned two brothers' innovative fast food eatery, McDonald's, into the biggest restaurant business in the world, with a combination of ambition, persistence, and ruthlessness.
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- Biography, Drama
- John Lee Hancock
- 2017-01-20
The Founder. The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, and worked to create a billion-dollar burger empire. 6,457 IMDb 7.2 1 h 55 min 2017. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Thoughtful · Exciting · Edifying.
Jan 20, 2017 · The true story of how Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), a struggling salesman from Illinois, met Mac (John Carroll Lynch) and Dick McDonald (Nick Offerman), who were running a burger operation in...
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- John Lee Hancock
- PG-13
- Michael Keaton
Jan 20, 2017 · “The Founder” is mesmerized by its hero, McDonald’s chain founder Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton), but horrified by how he built his empire. That kind of ambivalence is great; in fact it’s a hallmark of good drama.
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Feb 16, 2017 · A painting of a wagon train blazing a trail westward hangs in the home of Ray Kroc, the main character in "The Founder." Kroc went west to make his fortune, transforming a family-run burger...