This is definitely a film to watch – not only as a real “eye-opener” into the success of the world’s most recognisable fast-food chain, but also for Keaton’s dedicated and enthusiastic performance.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 12, 2024

John Lee Hancock's The Founder is the perfect movie for a country that has just chosen a vapid brand for its chief executive.

| Apr 6, 2023

Thanks to a strong, character-focused script by Robert Siegel (The Wrestler) and engaging performances across the board, it all turns out to be pretty riveting stuff.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Nov 1, 2022

Underneath its biopic epidermis is a surprisingly rich character study that can be as shrewd as Kroc himself and that doesn’t shy away from looking at him with a skeptical eye.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Aug 20, 2022

Hancock once again avoids digging into his subject with anything approaching a critical eye.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Apr 5, 2022

The Founder is a great look at the Golden Arches everyone knows and love, but until this film, hardly knew how they got there.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Feb 18, 2022

It's not the feel-good movie of this (or any) year, but it's clear-eyed and concise -- as well as important and informative.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 17, 2021

Pacey and well crafted.

| Aug 6, 2021

A darkly humorous look at the history of McDonald's...

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 4, 2021

Like the operation that caught Kroc's eye, the film is efficient, wasting no moves in the telling of the tale.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Feb 28, 2021

To wander into this film would reveal a treat; to plan around it, a disappointment. Like a trip to McDonald's, managed expectations go a long way.

| Jan 4, 2021

For all its posturing about being about the man who "founded" McDonald's, 'The Founder' isn't about much of anything at all.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Sep 23, 2020

There is no mention of the corporation's rap sheet. A cursory glance reveals innumerable instances of the fast food giant's malfeasance on a global scale.

| Aug 17, 2020

The Founder feels like a noble and worthy attempt to set the record straight, and on that front, it completely succeeds.

| May 1, 2020

The Founder shows us how Kroc became a success, but skirts telling us the costs of that success and the end results. It wants to have its Quarter Pounder and eat it too.

| Feb 19, 2020

The Founder is a showcase for quality and excellence both behind the lens and in front, the latter thanks to stellar performances led by Michael Keaton.

| Oct 30, 2019

Business grad students might find seeing this film advantageous and interesting, but for us, it's nostalgic, but not all that tasty.

| Aug 30, 2019

It does not offer much more than a film made for television but, yes, with a great Keaton. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Aug 16, 2019

It's a classic American story. It's the American dream. And it's a lie.

| Apr 16, 2019

With Donald Trump the President-elect of the United States, The Founder acquires new and tragic relevance as a parable for these uncertain times.

| Mar 15, 2019