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IMDb rating 7.2
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Critic rating 6.6

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Critic Helen O'Hara
rated 6

The result is sometimes blackly funny; Dick’s horror at the idea of commercialising the McDonald’s name is tragicomic to modern ears.

Read full review at Empire
Joel joelsson
rated 7

Awesome movie

11 months ago
Kenth Lind
rated 8

He did like Facebook did. Stole the hole idea.

11 months ago
Nadia Taarup Nielsson
rated 8

I liked it🙌🏻

11 months ago
Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...an absorbing and unexpectedly subtle movie about the genesis of the McDonald’s burger empire.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Daniel Skov Madsen
rated 8

The Founder løftes op fra at være et gennemsnitligt biografisk drama af et par virkeligt gode præstationer, ført an af Michael Keaton, men også af sin fascinerende sande historie.

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Anders Hjort
rated 7

Michael Keaton er enormt god som Ray Croc, der på smart, men uanstændig vis manøvrerer McDonald-brødrene ud af gamet.

Read full review at Soundvenue
Critic Jane Magnusson
rated 6

Fascinerande, storartat – och obehagligt porträtt av hamburgerkungen…

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Cast & Crew

Laura Dern
As Ethel Kroc
Nick Offerman
As Dick McDonald
Michael Keaton
As Ray Kroc
Griff Furst
As Jim Zien
John Carroll Lynch
As Mac McDonald
Patrick Wilson
As Rollie Smith

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The Founder is a movie that tells the story of Ray Kroc, a traveling milkshake machine salesman who stumbles upon McDonald's, a successful fast-food restaurant in California. Impressed by their efficiency and quality, Kroc convinces the McDonald brothers to franchise their restaurant, and eventually takes control of the company, expanding it rapidly across the Midwest. However, his success is not without controversy, as he faces opposition from the McDonald brothers and investors who are wary of his unconventional methods. The movie explores Kroc's transformation from a struggling salesman to a ruthless businessman willing to do whatever it takes to build his empire.

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