The Founder
The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. 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. Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch co-star as McDonald's founders Richard and Maurice McDonald, alongside Linda Cardellini as Ray Kroc's third wife Joan Smith, and B. J. Novak as McDonald's president and chief executive Harry J. Sonneborn.
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| Directed by | John Lee Hancock |
| Written by | Robert Siegel |
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| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Robert Frazen |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $7–25 million |
| Box office | $24.1 million |
The film premiered at Arclight Hollywood on December 7, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States on January 20, 2017, by the Weinstein Company. It grossed $24 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Keaton's performance.