Film2016115 min

The Founder

Name: The Founder
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2016
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Linda Cardellini, Patrick Wilson

Taste attributes: dramahistorybiographyhistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiprags to richessocial commentary

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"Risk taker. Rule breaker. Game changer."

Boxlist takeExpect a realistic, slow-paced historical drama, heavy rather than light. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 3,672 votes

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Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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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.

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