The Founder (2016)

The story of McDonald's founder, Ray Kroc. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: John Lee Hancock
Written By: Robert Siegel
Starring: Laura Dern, Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch, Patrick Wilson, Linda Cardellini, B.J. Novak
Genres: Drama, History, Biography
Country: USA
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6. Food (collaborative: moderated by Zang - 5 stars)
7. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)
8. Black List Films (public: jimmyjazz - 2 stars)
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10. Carter Burwell (composer) (collaborative: moderated by djross - 1 star)
11. 89th Academy Reminder List (2016) (collaborative: moderated by cowfrappe - 1 star)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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AAAutin | 55 59th |
(BURGERMAN)
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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.
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TheDiceman | 65 73rd |
Good film.
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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.
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msprague | 68 54th |
Good cast, interesting story.
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moraesfelipe | 40 14th |
I'm definitely not eating at McDonald's or any food franchise anytime soon.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Trash Puppet | 6 32nd |
I mean... their fries are ok.
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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
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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.]
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fra paolo | 60 67th |
A digestible account of Why Capitalism Goes Wrong, featuring a fine performance by Michael Keaton.
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P u l p | 35 22nd |
Ray Kroc is exactly what America really is. Think about it.
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christof | 88 89th |
Warm and cuddly family biopic about the brutal, psychotic logic of capitalism.
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JSchlansky | 54 33rd |
Video Review: https://youtu.be/hwGDqSAGrJ8
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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ksrivas | 70 64th |
They really downplayed the fact that he stole someone's wife.
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Vaudevillian | 85 54th |
Keaton pulls a by-the-numbers biopic to something worth watching.
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