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The Founder

He took someone else's idea and America ate it up.

2016★ 7.1 · 5.4K1h 55mDramaHistory

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.

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Cast

Linda Cardellini
as Joan Smith

Michael Keaton
as Ray Kroc

Patrick Wilson
as Rollie Smith

Laura Dern
as Ethel Kroc

Nick Offerman
as Dick McDonald

John Carroll Lynch
as Mac McDonald

B.J. Novak
as Harry J. Sonneborn

Charles Green
as Loan Officer #1

Steve Coulter
as Doctor Reeves

Victor McCay
as Kroc Divorce Lawyer

Kabby Borders
as Cheerleader #1

Afemo Omilami
as Mr. Merriman (uncredited)

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Release date: 2016-11-24

Budget: $15,000,000

Revenue: $24,121,245

Runtime: 1h 55m

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