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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 80%, Metacritic 66/100. Scores higher than 80% of the 6,965 2010s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
The true story of how Ray Kroc, a salesman from Illinois, met Mac and Dick McDonald, who were running a burger operation in 1950s Southern California. Kroc was impressed by the brothers’ speedy system of making the food and saw franchise potential. He maneuvered himself into a position to be able to pull the company from the brothers and create a billion-dollar empire.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic66/100
5,523 audience votes
Key crew
- John Lee HancockDirector
- Robert D. SiegelWriter
- Carter BurwellOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Michael KeatonRay Kroc
- Nick OffermanDick McDonald
- John Carroll LynchMac McDonald
- Linda CardelliniJoan Smith
- B.J. NovakHarry J. Sonneborn
- Laura DernEthel Kroc
- Justin Randell BrookeFred Turner
- Kate KneelandJune Martino
- Patrick WilsonRollie Smith
- Griff FurstJim Zien
- Wilbur FitzgeraldJerry Cullen
- David de VriesJack Horford
Stills
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Themes
greedambitionbiographyfamily business based on true storysalesmancorporate greedfast foodcorporate power1950sburgermcdonald's
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