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The Founder
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
John Lee Hancock
Written by
Robert Siegel
Produced by
Don Handfield
Jeremy Renner
Aaron Ryder
Starring
Michael Keaton
Nick Offerman
John Carroll Lynch
Linda Cardellini
B. J. Novak
Laura Dern
Cinematography
John Schwartzman
Edited by
Robert Frazen
Music by
Carter Burwell
Production companies
FilmNation Entertainment
The Combine
Faliro House Productions S.A.
Distributed by
The Weinstein Company
Release dates
December 7, 2016 (2016-12-07) (Arclight Hollywood)
January 20, 2017 (2017-01-20) (United States)
Running time
115 minutes[1]
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$7–25 million[2][3][4]
Box office
$24.1 million[5]
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.[6]
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.
^"The Founder (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. September 13, 2016. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
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^Busch, Anita; D'Alessandro, Anthony (February 8, 2017). "The Weinstein Co. Sued Over Distribution Of 'The Founder' By FilmNation And Its Subsidiary". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
^Ng, David (February 8, 2017). "Weinstein Co. sued over release dates for 'The Founder' and 'Gold'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on February 20, 2017. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
^"The Founder (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on February 7, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
^Hancock, John Lee (Director) (January 20, 2017). The Founder (Motion picture). Douglasville, Georgia: The Weinstein Company.
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