The Founder
2016 film by John Lee Hancock
The Founder is a 2016 American biographical drama movie directed by John Lee Hancock and written by Robert Siegel. The movie stars Michael Keaton as businessman Ray Kroc. It is about the story of his creation of the McDonald's fast food chain. Nick Offerman and John Carroll Lynch co-star as McDonald's founders Richard and Maurice McDonald.
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| Directed by | John Lee Hancock |
| Written by | Robert D. Siegel |
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| Cinematography | John Schwartzman |
| Edited by | Robert Frazen |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
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| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company |
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Running time | 115 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $24.1 million[4] |
The movie premiered at Arclight Hollywood on December 7, 2016 and was released in the United States on January 20, 2017, by The Weinstein Company. It made $24 million worldwide and got generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for Keaton's performance.
References
change- ↑ "The Founder (12A)". British Board of Film Classification. September 13, 2016. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ "The Weinstein Co. Sued Over Distribution Of 'The Founder' By FilmNation And Its Subsidiary". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Weinstein Co. sued over release dates for 'The Founder' and 'Gold'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 20, 2017.
- ↑ "The Founder (2016)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on May 2, 2017. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
