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The Founder

PG-13

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

2016·115 min·Released
Studio: Faliro House Productions, FilmNation Entertainment, Speedie Distribution, The Combine, The Weinstein Company
7.1TMDb
7.2IMDb
80%RT
Available on
Netflix
Theatrical Nov 24, 2016Physical Apr 18, 2017
Nexus ms9266TMDb 310307IMDb tt4276820

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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Keywords

greedambitionbiographyfamily business based on true storysalesmancorporate greedfast foodcorporate power1950sburgermcdonald's

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Budget
$15M
Revenue
$24M
TMDb Votes
5,375
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026