The Founder (2016)

Stars	User	Rating
5	BillyShears	75 _65th
Hang on, there's road trips and closeup shots of fast food? SIGN ME UP FOR THIS CITIZEN KANE OF ME BEING FAT.
5	Jerky	65 _83rd
Two Michael Keaton vehicles back to back....I must be crazy! So Keaton goes from Batman to Birdman, then plays another type of bird man, as the Vulture, then plays a different type of "vulture" in this film, and if you look at the poster, it appears that he has a set of red wings. It's official...Illuminati confirmed.
4	eCitizen	50 _49th
A little history behind the business of the fast food giant McDonalds. An interesting walk down memory lane of how McDonalds was started, by whom, and how a scrappy salesman co-opted it all. It is just a little sad to know the original inventors got screwed. Much like how the present day customers get screwed every time they consume any of the unhealthy foods served there. I think it should be renamed to McObesity, McDiabetes or McHeartAttack.
3	Suture Self	7 _67th
Demonstrates that McDonald's, more than anything else, is a real estate corporation that accrues money from fees, rent, and royalties. The business model is extremely clever, extremely devious, and is designed entirely to do one thing: expand and make a profit. Ray Kroc was an asshole and Michael Keaton gives him the performance he deserves.
3	Luna6ix	71 _37th
Keaton is a good pick, but as with many other biopics, the lives of the world's richest people don't often tell the richest stories.
3	LookJabba...	7 _57th
The Founder feels like the Social Network of the fast food phenomenon that is McDonalds. This is a serviceable viewing experience and by no means a groundbreaking piece of filmmaking. But it moves along at a surprisingly swift pace and I was entertained throughout due to a ruthlessly charismatic performance from Michael Keaton who elevates this film dramatically. Laura Dern is criminally underused and overqualified for her limited role but John Carroll Lynch & Nick Offerman make a good pairing.
2	Ytadel	8 _93rd
Great, finely-acted, briskly paced and entertaining story of ownage and backstabbing and corrupt business dealings in the heart of Fatmerica. Basically aims to be to McDonald’s what The Social Network was to Facebook (with the McDonald brothers playing the Eduardo Saverin role), and while it’s not best-of-the-decade tier like TSN I really enjoyed it. Laughed out loud at what an asshole Kroc was at the end lots of times. Even the nagging wife subplot wasn’t too bad.
2	INDYATMN	78 _51st
Hard to judge fairly since I hadn't expected to see this & made the mistake of reading a revealing review & learning details from a news program which resulted in losing any surprises. It's also disheartening to watch a film about a desperately ambitious cutthroat becoming uber-rich by franchising a business model that turns workers into cogs & praises junk food. Still, it forces viewers to consider some truths about the kind of ugliness thats often required to become a giant in business
2	omgfridge	7 _65th
Its fast food meets 'The Social Network' (doesn't quite reach the heights of that masterpiece), Michael Keaton continues his amazing comeback with a stellar performance as the charismatic totally unlikable protagonist - Ray Kroc. Casting all round is fantastic. Stylized and very fun.
2	AAAutin	55 _59th
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1	yoohoo	85 _82nd
Michael Keaton is flawless in his portrayal of the charismatic salesman in thief as Ray Kroc as he takes the McDonalds brothers idea and franchises it out into one of the largest companies on the planet. His acting is top notch, never serving it well-done. The camera is beautifully stylized, but that's almost a guarantee in 2017.
1	TheDiceman	65 _73rd
Good film.
1	td888	70 _76th
For some reason I kept putting this one on the bottom of my watch list. Big mistake. Excellent performance by Michael Keaton and a great history lesson about McDonald's foundation story.
1	msprague	68 _54th
Good cast, interesting story.
1	moraesfelipe	40 _14th
I'm definitely not eating at McDonald's or any food franchise anytime soon.
1	Ocelot	70 _73rd
exactly the story that Ray Croc deserves. Keaton was underwhelming, but the rest of the movie showcases a firm understanding of the proper way to adapt the stories of capitalist billionaire frauds. it shouldn't have taken this long after the Social Network, but it's a start
1	SirStuckey	70 _56th
It's nice to see a biopic not treat their subject with kid's gloves. He wasn't a terrible guy in most respects but Ray Kroc was a dickhead in regards to business. I assume most people who are successful in business are dickheads though. Too bad he had to fuck over two guys to do it. Keaton, Carroll Lynch, and Offerman are great. Dern is so underused she could have been replaced with a cardboard cutout.
1	hellboy76	67 _58th
Well made but fairly dry at times. It's mostly a portrayal of a vicious asshole and I am not sure if he's supposed to be likeable, but he isn't.
1	Trash Puppet	6 _32nd
I mean... their fries are ok.
1	mattorama12	71 _64th
Really fun little story, but just makes you more and more angry as it moves along. Keaton is as great as I've come to expect from him, but the supporting cast was a charm as well. Probably the best bit was the brothers telling the story of how they really started the whole business. Also, fuck Ray Kroc
1	Ag0stoMesmer	2 _46th
Pretty much the corporate mythologising expected, for the first half, then comes an ambush. [Nsgre ohvyqvat hc Fgrir Wbof vg orpbzrf guvf ceb-Fjnafba uneq-evtug 'Pbecbengvfz abg Pncvgnyvfz!' uvg-cvrpr bs uvz, va cneg sbe jbexvat jvgu Wrjf. Ovmneer, tebff, naq yrff vagrerfgvat guna vg fbhaqf.]
1	fra paolo	60 _67th
A digestible account of Why Capitalism Goes Wrong, featuring a fine performance by Michael Keaton.
1	P u l p	35 _22nd
Ray Kroc is exactly what America really is. Think about it.
1	christof	88 _89th
Warm and cuddly family biopic about the brutal, psychotic logic of capitalism.
1	JSchlansky	54 _33rd
Video Review: https://youtu.be/hwGDqSAGrJ8
1	Yiannos	55 _36th
The Founder is the sanitised story of the McDonald's brothers faustian pact with Ray Kroc, the man who transformed their humble fast food chain into a global behemoth by screwing them over. Keaton performs a fine tight rope act as Kroc: he is portrayed somewhat neutrally as an admirable ambitious asshole. Unfortunately, it never settles on a compelling framing device, trotting out a generic rags to riches tale without considering the far reaching social implications of the changes he wrought.
1	philamental	61 _39th
Just like a McDonald's meal, The Founder is satisfying enough as a biopic of Ray Kroc and how he created one of the biggest, most recognizable corporations in the world, however it lacks the quality ingredients needed to be memorable and special.
1	joel-w-m	7 _64th
The familiar rising business biopic is given a bit of an interesting twist with the compelling Kroc vs. McDonalds dynamic that pits the former's growing greed and business savvy against the conservative and sympathetic simplicity of the latter, but it still feels a little conventional and skimmed-over. All told though, it's a solidly acted story that expertly fleshes out its main characters with well-crafted scenes (see Ray's bookending monologues; the brothers telling their story at dinner).
1	jacobclark12	59 _46th
Keaton is great, but the film lacks teeth where it needs it. It portrays Kroc as neither a complete scumbag or a likable misconstrued businessman, and that indecisiveness makes The Founder feel a little flat.
1	ksrivas	70 _64th
They really downplayed the fact that he stole someone's wife.
1	Vaudevillian	85 _54th
Keaton pulls a by-the-numbers biopic to something worth watching.

Average Percentile 50.09% from 1166 Ratings