Movies like The Founder

Key Features:: Entrepreneurship, Franchise, American Dream, Business ethics, Ruthlessness, Ambition, Greed, Historical drama, Based on a true story, Power dynamics, Betrayal, Capitalism, 1950s, Food industry, Personal ambition, Competition, Risk taking, Innovation, Nostalgia
Tone:: serious, dramatic, gritty
Target Audience:: Business enthusiasts, Indie film fans, Biopic aficionados, Viewers interested in American history
Emotional Arc:: Inspiration → Tension → Disillusionment

The Founder

2016-11-24

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.

Genres

Drama, History

Cast

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

Crew

John Lee Hancock, Robert D. Siegel

Rating

★7.1(5228 votes)