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mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qurucu_(film)" title="Qurucu (film) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Qurucu (film)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%B7%D0%B0_%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8_%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B8" title="Сделка за милиони бургери – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Сделка за милиони бургери" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_fundador" title="El fundador – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="El fundador" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zakladatel_(film)" title="Zakladatel (film) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Zakladatel (film)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%86%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%B0%D8%A7%D8%B1_(%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84%D9%85)" title="بنیان‌گذار (فیلم) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="بنیان‌گذار (فیلم)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Fondateur_(film)" title="Le Fondateur (film) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Le Fondateur (film)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8C%8C%EC%9A%B4%EB%8D%94_(%EC%98%81%ED%99%94)" title="파운더 (영화) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="파운더 (영화)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D5%AB%D5%B4%D5%B6%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%AB%D6%80%D5%A8_(%D6%86%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%B4)" title="Հիմնադիրը (ֆիլմ) – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հիմնադիրը (ֆիլմ)" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder_(film_2016)" title="The Founder (film 2016) – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="The Founder (film 2016)" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A1%D7%93" title="המייסד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המייסד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder_(filem_2016)" title="The Founder (filem 2016) – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="The Founder (filem 2016)" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dibin%C4%81t%C4%81js" title="Dibinātājs – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dibinātājs" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Az_alap%C3%ADt%C3%B3" title="Az alapító – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Az alapító" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder_(film)" title="The Founder (film) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="The Founder (film)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC_%E3%83%8F%E3%83%B3%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%E5%B8%9D%E5%9B%BD%E3%81%AE%E3%83%92%E3%83%9F%E3%83%84" title="ファウンダーハンバーガー帝国のヒミツ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ファウンダーハンバーガー帝国のヒミツ" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asoschi" title="Asoschi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Asoschi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C_(%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BC)" title="Основатель (фильм) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Основатель (фильм)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D1%81%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%87" title="Оснивач – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Оснивач" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Founder" title="The Founder – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="The Founder" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tg mw-list-item"><a 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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">2016 film by John Lee Hancock</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the student newspaper at Royal Holloway, University of London, see <a href="/wiki/The_Founder_(newspaper)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Founder (newspaper)"><i>The Founder</i> (newspaper)</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Founder_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Founder (disambiguation)">Founder</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="font-size: 125%; font-style: italic;">The Founder</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Founder_poster.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/The_Founder_poster.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="312" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="312" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Theatrical release poster</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Hancock" title="John Lee Hancock">John Lee Hancock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Written by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Siegel_(filmmaker)" title="Robert Siegel (filmmaker)">Robert Siegel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Handfield" title="Don Handfield">Don Handfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Renner" title="Jeremy Renner">Jeremy Renner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Ryder" title="Aaron Ryder">Aaron Ryder</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Starring</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Offerman" title="Nick Offerman">Nick Offerman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Carroll_Lynch" title="John Carroll Lynch">John Carroll Lynch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Cardellini" title="Linda Cardellini">Linda Cardellini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._J._Novak" title="B. J. Novak">B. J. Novak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Dern" title="Laura Dern">Laura Dern</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Cinematography</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/John_Schwartzman" title="John Schwartzman">John Schwartzman</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Edited by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Frazen" title="Robert Frazen">Robert Frazen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Music by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Carter_Burwell" title="Carter Burwell">Carter Burwell</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Production<br />companies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="vertical-align: middle;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FilmNation_Entertainment" title="FilmNation Entertainment">FilmNation Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Handfield" title="Don Handfield">The Combine</a></li> <li>Faliro House Productions S.A.</li></ul> </div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Distributed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/The_Weinstein_Company" title="The Weinstein Company">The Weinstein Company</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Release dates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist film-date"> <ul><li>December 7, 2016<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2016-12-07</span>)</span> (<a href="/wiki/Arclight_Hollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Arclight Hollywood">Arclight Hollywood</a>)</li> <li>January 20, 2017<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2017-01-20</span>)</span> (United States)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; white-space: normal;">Running time</div></th><td class="infobox-data">115 minutes<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>United States</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Budget</th><td class="infobox-data">$7–25 million<sup id="cite_ref-indie_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indie-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lawsuit_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawsuit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lawsuit2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawsuit2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap; padding-right: 0.65em;">Box office</th><td class="infobox-data">$24.1 million<sup id="cite_ref-BOM_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BOM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>The Founder</b></i> is a 2016 American <a href="/wiki/Biographical_film" title="Biographical film">biographical</a> <a href="/wiki/Drama_film" class="mw-redirect" title="Drama film">drama film</a> directed by <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Hancock" title="John Lee Hancock">John Lee Hancock</a> and written by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Siegel_(filmmaker)" title="Robert Siegel (filmmaker)">Robert Siegel</a>. Starring <a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a> as businessman <a href="/wiki/Ray_Kroc" title="Ray Kroc">Ray Kroc</a>, the film depicts the story of his creation of the <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's</a> fast-food restaurant chain, which eventually involved forcing out the company's original founders to take control with conniving ruthlessness. <a href="/wiki/Nick_Offerman" title="Nick Offerman">Nick Offerman</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Carroll_Lynch" title="John Carroll Lynch">John Carroll Lynch</a> co-star as McDonald's founders <a href="/wiki/Richard_and_Maurice_McDonald" title="Richard and Maurice McDonald">Richard and Maurice McDonald</a>, alongside <a href="/wiki/Linda_Cardellini" title="Linda Cardellini">Linda Cardellini</a> as Ray Kroc's third wife <a href="/wiki/Joan_Kroc" title="Joan Kroc">Joan Smith</a>, and <a href="/wiki/B._J._Novak" title="B. J. Novak">B. J. Novak</a> as McDonald's president and chief executive <a href="/wiki/Harry_J._Sonneborn" title="Harry J. Sonneborn">Harry J. Sonneborn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-film_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-film-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The film premiered at <a href="/wiki/Arclight_Hollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Arclight Hollywood">Arclight Hollywood</a> on December 7, 2016, and was released theatrically in the United States on January 20, 2017, by <a href="/wiki/The_Weinstein_Company" title="The Weinstein Company">the Weinstein Company</a>. It grossed $24 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Keaton and Offerman. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Plot">Plot</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Plot"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1954, struggling Prince Castle salesman <a href="/wiki/Ray_Kroc" title="Ray Kroc">Ray Kroc</a> travels to <a href="/wiki/San_Bernardino,_California" title="San Bernardino, California">San Bernardino, CA</a> to meet <a href="/wiki/Richard_and_Maurice_McDonald" title="Richard and Maurice McDonald">Dick and Mac McDonald</a> at their eponymous restaurant after the brothers purchase eight of his milkshake machines. Kroc lauds the brothers' success over dinner, where Mac and Dick explain the restaurant's origins and success following a complete redesign of the store in 1948, eliminating unnecessary overhead and reducing costs. Eager to cash in, Kroc quickly presses the brothers to expand franchising. After an initial refusal, the brothers agree to a business deal under stringent contract terms and a lengthy approval process for potential changes. </p><p>Kroc breaks ground in <a href="/wiki/Des_Plaines,_Illinois" title="Des Plaines, Illinois">Des Plaines</a>, putting up his home as collateral. Hungry for more growth, Kroc pursues wealthy local connections for investment in franchising and recruits <a href="/wiki/Fred_L._Turner" title="Fred L. Turner">Fred L. Turner</a> as his business partner. After early struggles with franchise operators not being hands-on, which doomed the brothers' previous franchise attempts, Ray hits on the idea of the model of a local operator: putting the franchisee directly into the workspace, and working alongside their staff. Kroc sees rapid gains and continues to expand, traveling to <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">St. Paul</a> to oversee the first opening in the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Twin Cities</a>. There, Kroc meets Rollie Smith, and his wife, <a href="/wiki/Joan_Kroc" title="Joan Kroc">Joan</a>, who are interested in franchising; Kroc immediately becomes infatuated with Joan. At the same time, Kroc stresses against rising pressure from financial operating costs and falls behind on his payments. Kroc is unsuccessful at renegotiating his contract with the McDonald brothers, and, when his bank calls his home, Kroc's wife, Ethel, discovers her husband put the house up as collateral without her knowledge. Kroc later files for divorce from Ethel. </p><p>Kroc visits his bank for help with his lease terms and is approached by former Tastee-Freez Finance VP <a href="/wiki/Harry_J._Sonneborn" title="Harry J. Sonneborn">Harry Sonneborn</a>, who offers to review Kroc's books. Sonneborn explains to Ray that the business operator model will fail under the contract terms restricting him. Sonneborn guides Kroc toward evolving McDonald's into a real-estate model with financial investor backing. In 1955, Franchise Realty Corporation was incorporated and begins an aggressive expansion of the McDonald's franchise. When the brothers are informed of the new company and Kroc's intent to buy the land, Dick and Mac are taken aback, but are powerless against the power Kroc now has. Emboldened, Kroc approaches his attorney for help getting out of his contract and further enacts changes to the franchises without Dick and Mac's approval, including the introduction of a powdered milkshake mix to bring down operating costs. When Kroc officially rebrands Franchise Realty Corporation as the <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s" title="McDonald's">McDonald's Corporation</a>, Mac collapses from diabetic shock and is hospitalized. Kroc visits the brothers at the hospital and offers them a <a href="/wiki/Blank_cheque" title="Blank cheque">blank check</a> to buy them out. </p><p>The brothers agree to sell for $2.7 million, the rights to the San Bernardino location, and 1% of future profits. Kroc agrees to their terms except for future profits and offers to carry out these under a <a href="/wiki/Gentlemen%27s_agreement" title="Gentlemen's agreement">handshake agreement</a>. The brothers reluctantly agree, and Kroc becomes the sole owner of the McDonald's Corporation. Dick asks Kroc why the latter didn't just take the idea and run with it. Kroc admits he always wanted the restaurant for himself because of the brothers' last name, with Kroc lamenting his own name isn't "American" enough, but that McDonald's represents <a href="/wiki/Americana_(culture)" title="Americana (culture)">American values</a>. The film ends with the brothers being forced to change the name of their original location, and Kroc begins construction of a new McDonald's immediately across the street in San Bernardino. Kroc, now married to Joan, prepares for a public speech that California Governor <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a> will attend, heavily plagiarizing a speech he listened to earlier in the film, arguing his success came from persistence. </p><p>An epilogue reveals several facts about the company: Kroc's secretary, <a href="/wiki/June_Martino" title="June Martino">June Martino</a>, became a part owner in the McDonald's Corporation. Sonneborn was made president and CEO but quit after falling out with Kroc a few years later, never speaking of McDonald's again for the rest of his life. Turner succeeded Kroc as senior chairman of the company, expanding the company worldwide. Kroc and Joan remained married until Kroc's death in 1984. Kroc's San Bernandino McDonald's drove the McDonald brothers' original restaurant out of business in a few years. Kroc did not honor his handshake deal – the McDonald brothers were never paid their royalties, which would eventually have been over $100 million a year. McDonald's feeds about 1% of the world's population every day. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cast">Cast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a> as <a href="/wiki/Ray_Kroc" title="Ray Kroc">Ray Kroc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Offerman" title="Nick Offerman">Nick Offerman</a> as <a href="/wiki/Richard_and_Maurice_McDonald" title="Richard and Maurice McDonald">Richard "Dick" McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Carroll_Lynch" title="John Carroll Lynch">John Carroll Lynch</a> as <a href="/wiki/Richard_and_Maurice_McDonald" title="Richard and Maurice McDonald">Maurice "Mac" McDonald</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Linda_Cardellini" title="Linda Cardellini">Linda Cardellini</a> as <a href="/wiki/Joan_Kroc" title="Joan Kroc">Joan Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/B._J._Novak" title="B. J. Novak">B. J. Novak</a> as <a href="/wiki/Harry_J._Sonneborn" title="Harry J. Sonneborn">Harry J. Sonneborn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laura_Dern" title="Laura Dern">Laura Dern</a> as Ethel Kroc</li> <li>Justin Randell Brooke as <a href="/wiki/Fred_L._Turner" title="Fred L. Turner">Fred Turner</a></li> <li>Kate Kneeland as <a href="/wiki/June_Martino" title="June Martino">June Martino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wilson_(American_actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrick Wilson (American actor)">Patrick Wilson</a> as Rollie Smith</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griff_Furst" title="Griff Furst">Griff Furst</a> as Jim Zien</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilbur_Fitzgerald" title="Wilbur Fitzgerald">Wilbur Fitzgerald</a> as Jerry Cullen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Afemo_Omilami" title="Afemo Omilami">Afemo Omilami</a> as Mr. Merriman</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Development">Development</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The screenplay for <i>The Founder</i> was written by <a href="/wiki/Robert_Siegel_(filmmaker)" title="Robert Siegel (filmmaker)">Robert Siegel</a>, based on <a href="/wiki/Ray_Kroc" title="Ray Kroc">Ray Kroc</a>'s autobiography and an unauthorized biography.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to early reports, the film was to be developed in the same vein as <i><a href="/wiki/There_Will_Be_Blood" title="There Will Be Blood">There Will Be Blood</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Social_Network" title="The Social Network">The Social Network</a></i>. According to <i><a href="/wiki/Deadline_Hollywood" title="Deadline Hollywood">Deadline Hollywood</a></i>, it was ranked the 13th-best unproduced script of 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December 2014, <a href="/wiki/John_Lee_Hancock" title="John Lee Hancock">John Lee Hancock</a> was signed to direct the film.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Casting">Casting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Casting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2015, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a> was signed to the role of Ray Kroc.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Laura_Dern" title="Laura Dern">Laura Dern</a> joined the film on May 11, 2015, to play Kroc's wife <a href="/wiki/Ethel_Fleming" title="Ethel Fleming">Ethel Fleming</a>, whom Kroc divorced in 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-DernCast_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DernCast-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/Nick_Offerman" title="Nick Offerman">Nick Offerman</a> joined the film, set to play Richard "Dick" McDonald.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On May 28, 2015, it was announced that <a href="/wiki/B._J._Novak" title="B. J. Novak">B. J. Novak</a> joined the film as Kroc's financial consultant, <a href="/wiki/Harry_J._Sonneborn" title="Harry J. Sonneborn">Harry J. Sonneborn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 9, 2015, it was reported that Linda Cardellini had joined the film,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on June 26, 2015, it was announced that John Carroll Lynch and <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Wilson_(American_actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Patrick Wilson (American actor)">Patrick Wilson</a> had also been cast.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Filming">Filming</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Filming"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Principal_photography" title="Principal photography">Principal photography</a> for the film began in <a href="/wiki/Newnan,_Georgia" title="Newnan, Georgia">Newnan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> on June 1, 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Production designer <a href="/wiki/Michael_Corenblith" title="Michael Corenblith">Michael Corenblith</a> had previously worked on films including <i><a href="/wiki/Apollo_13_(film)" title="Apollo 13 (film)">Apollo 13</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Saving_Mr._Banks" title="Saving Mr. Banks">Saving Mr. Banks</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Blind_Side_(film)" title="The Blind Side (film)">The Blind Side</a></i> in which attention to historic detail was important. Corenblith worked from archival photos, training films, materials provided by the McDonald family, blueprints obtained from <a href="/wiki/EBay" title="EBay">eBay</a>, and research at the <a href="/wiki/Oldest_McDonald%27s_restaurant" title="Oldest McDonald's restaurant">oldest McDonald's restaurant</a> in <a href="/wiki/Downey,_California" title="Downey, California">Downey, California</a>. The McDonald brothers' original octagonal San Bernardino restaurant was built in Newnan in the parking lot of the <a href="/wiki/Coweta_County,_Georgia" title="Coweta County, Georgia">Coweta County</a> administration building.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After a month of searching for a suitable location, an old-style McDonald's building set with the "<a href="/wiki/Golden_Arches" title="Golden Arches">golden arches</a>" was constructed in a church parking lot in seven working days in <a href="/wiki/Douglasville,_Georgia" title="Douglasville, Georgia">Douglasville, Georgia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-www.douglascountysentinel.com_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.douglascountysentinel.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The set included a working and period-accurate kitchen equipment that was brought up to current code. Rearrangement of exterior features such as parking lot striping allowed that set to serve as each franchise location portrayed in the film. Both interior and exterior portions of the restaurant were modular, allowing countertops or entire wall-sized glass panes to be removed to make room for cameras and other equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-www.douglascountysentinel.com_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.douglascountysentinel.com-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bi_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bi-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Filming also took place on location at the <a href="/wiki/Canton_Theatre" title="Canton Theatre">Canton Theatre</a> in Historic Downtown <a href="/wiki/Canton,_Georgia" title="Canton, Georgia">Canton, Georgia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/J._Mack_Robinson_College_of_Business_Administration_Building" title="J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building">J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building</a> in <a href="/wiki/Downtown_Atlanta" title="Downtown Atlanta">downtown Atlanta</a>, which houses a <a href="/wiki/Bank_of_America" title="Bank of America">Bank of America</a> branch, served as the Illinois First Federal Savings & Loan Association building.<sup id="cite_ref-bi_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bi-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some interior sets were built on soundstages at <a href="/wiki/EUE/Screen_Gems" title="EUE/Screen Gems">EUE Screen Gems Studios</a> in Atlanta. Atlanta's <a href="/wiki/East_Lake_Golf_Club" title="East Lake Golf Club">East Lake Golf Club</a> served as <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Green_Country_Club" title="Rolling Green Country Club">Rolling Green Country Club</a> in the film.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Release">Release</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Release"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 2, 2015, <a href="/wiki/The_Weinstein_Company" title="The Weinstein Company">The Weinstein Company</a> paid $7 million for the film's distribution rights.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 26, 2015, the studio set the film for a November 25, 2016 release date.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2016, the film was moved up to August 5, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 13, 2016, the film's release date was delayed until a limited December 16, 2016 date, followed by a wide release on January 20, 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The film eventually opened in the United States at <a href="/wiki/Arclight_Hollywood" class="mw-redirect" title="Arclight Hollywood">Arclight Hollywood</a> on December 7, 2016, in order to qualify for the <a href="/wiki/89th_Academy_Awards" title="89th Academy Awards">2017 Oscars</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2017 <a href="/wiki/FilmNation_Entertainment" title="FilmNation Entertainment">FilmNation Entertainment</a>, one of the film's production companies, sued The Weinstein Company for $15 million. The Weinstein Company released <i><a href="/wiki/Gold_(2016_film)" title="Gold (2016 film)">Gold</a></i> on January 27, 2017, a week after <i>The Founder</i>, which FilmNation claimed was a breach of contract, saying the two companies had an agreement that no Weinstein Company film would be released within a week before or after <i>The Founder</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-lawsuit_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawsuit-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-lawsuit2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lawsuit2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Box_office">Box office</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Box office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Founder</i> grossed $12.8 million in the United States and Canada and $11.3 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $24.1 million.<sup id="cite_ref-BOM_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BOM-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In North America, the film was expected to gross $3 million from 1,115 theaters in its opening weekend.<sup id="cite_ref-preview_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preview-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It ended up earning $3.8 million, finishing 9th at the box office.<sup id="cite_ref-opening_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-opening-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In its second week the film made $2.6 million, a drop of 23.4%.<sup id="cite_ref-second_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-second-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Critical_response">Critical response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Critical response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On review aggregator <a href="/wiki/Rotten_Tomatoes" title="Rotten Tomatoes">Rotten Tomatoes</a>, the film has an approval rating of 81% based on 248 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "<i>The Founder</i> puts Michael Keaton's magnetic performance at the center of a smart, satisfying biopic that traces the rise of one of America's most influential businessmen – and the birth of one of its most far-reaching industries."<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, the film holds a weighted average score 66 out of 100, based on 47 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Audiences polled by <a href="/wiki/CinemaScore" title="CinemaScore">CinemaScore</a> gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<sup id="cite_ref-indie_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indie-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s <a href="/wiki/Peter_Travers" title="Peter Travers">Peter Travers</a> gave the film three out of four stars, stating director Hancock and screenwriter Siegel did "strive hard—and mostly succeed—at keeping Hollywood sentiment out of the storytelling... Set more than a half-century ago, <i>The Founder</i> proves to be a movie for a divisive here and now. Step right up. You might just learn something."<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/RogerEbert.com" title="RogerEbert.com">RogerEbert.com</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Matt_Zoller_Seitz" title="Matt Zoller Seitz">Matt Zoller Seitz</a> gave the film three out of four stars saying that despite the film over-relying on exposition and failing to skillfully incorporate Ray Kroc's personal life into the narrative, "I'd be lying if I said I hadn't thought about <i>The Founder</i> constantly since seeing it... It's an ad that becomes a warning before circling around and becoming another, darker kind of advertisement, and one of the most intriguing and surprising things about <i>The Founder</i> is that, in the end, it seems vaguely ashamed of itself for letting this happen".<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Accolades">Accolades</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Accolades"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Award </th> <th scope="col">Category </th> <th scope="col">Recipient(s) </th> <th scope="col">Result </th> <th scope="col" class="unsortable"><abbr title="Reference(s)">Ref.</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capri_Hollywood_International_Film_Festival" title="Capri Hollywood International Film Festival">Capri Awards</a> </td> <td>Best Actor </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a></div> </td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2017 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/AARP#AARP_Awards" title="AARP">AARP Movies for Grownups Awards</a> </td> <td>Best Time Capsule </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><i>The Founder</i></div> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Actor </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Keaton" title="Michael Keaton">Michael Keaton</a></div> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td>Best Buddy Picture </td> <td><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/John_Carroll_Lynch" title="John Carroll Lynch">John Carroll Lynch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Offerman" title="Nick Offerman">Nick Offerman</a></div> </td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Weinstein_Company_films" title="List of The Weinstein Company films">List of The Weinstein Company films</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Founder&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/founder-film">"<i>The Founder</i> (12A)"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/British_Board_of_Film_Classification" title="British Board of Film Classification">British Board of Film Classification</a></i>. 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Get some help.">Stop it. Get some help.</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supersize" title="Supersize">Supersize</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Branches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Canada" title="McDonald's Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_France" title="McDonald's France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Israel" title="McDonald's Israel">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_New_Zealand" title="McDonald's New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Pakistan" title="McDonald's Pakistan">Pakistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Philippines" title="McDonald's Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_in_Russia" title="McDonald's in Russia">Russia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vkusno_i_tochka" title="Vkusno i tochka">Vkusno i tochka</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arcos_Dorados_Holdings" title="Arcos Dorados Holdings">Arcos Dorados Holdings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westlife_Foodworld" title="Westlife Foodworld">Westlife Foodworld</a> (India)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Criticism_of_McDonald%27s" title="Criticism of McDonald's">Criticism</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Fast_Food_Nation" title="Fast Food Nation">Fast Food Nation</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Fast_Food_Nation_(film)" title="Fast Food Nation (film)">film</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonaldization" title="McDonaldization">McDonaldization</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Video_Game" title="McDonald's Video Game">McDonald's Video Game</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_and_unions" title="McDonald's and unions">McDonald's and unions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McJob" title="McJob">McJob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McRefugee" title="McRefugee">McRefugee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McLibel_(film)" title="McLibel (film)"><i>McLibel</i></a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Maxime,_McDuff_%26_McDo" title="Maxime, McDuff & McDo">Maxime, McDuff & McDo</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Size_Me" title="Super Size Me">Super Size Me</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Eat_This_Book" title="Don't Eat This Book">Don't Eat This Book</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legal cases</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restaurants" title="Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants">Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Magee_v._McDonald%27s" class="mw-redirect" title="Magee v. McDonald's">Magee v. McDonald's</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/McLibel_case" title="McLibel case">McDonald's Restaurants v. Morris & Steel</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sid_%26_Marty_Krofft_Television_Productions_Inc._v._McDonald%27s_Corp." title="Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. McDonald's Corp.">Sid & Marty Krofft Television Productions Inc. v. 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