The Founder

2016 US film by John Lee Hancock
Movie film Q20031748
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The Founder

Summary

The Founder is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • The Founder's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Founder was directed by John Lee Hancock[4].
  • Robert Siegel wrote the screenplay for The Founder[5].
  • The Founder's composer is recorded as Carter Burwell[6].
  • The Founder's genre is biographical film[7].
  • The Founder's genre is drama film[8].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Michael Keaton[9].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Laura Dern[10].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Nick Offerman[11].
  • A cast member of The Founder was John Carroll Lynch[12].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Patrick Wilson[13].
  • A cast member of The Founder was B. J. Novak[14].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Linda Cardellini[15].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Justin Randell Brooke[16].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Kate Kneeland[17].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Griff Furst[18].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Wilbur Fitzgerald[19].
  • A cast member of The Founder was David de Vries[20].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Andrew Benator[21].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Cara Mantella[22].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Randall Taylor[23].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Jeremy Madden[24].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Rebecca Ray[25].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Adam Rosenberg[26].
  • A cast member of The Founder was Jacinte Blankenship[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Founder was directed by John Lee Hancock[4]. Robert Siegel wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Michael Keaton[9], Laura Dern[10], Nick Offerman[11], John Carroll Lynch[12], Patrick Wilson[13], and B. J. Novak[14].

Publication

Publication dates include April 20, 2017[28], January 20, 2017[29], and February 2, 2017[30]. The original language of The Founder was English[31]. Genres include biographical film[7] and drama film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[32].

Subject and Themes

The Founder's main subject is McDonald's[33].

Reception

Reviews include 6.9/10[34], 66/100[35], and 80%[36].

Why It Matters

The Founder has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Yirba · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 10d ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +2017-04-20T00:00:00Z, +2017-01-20T00:00:00Z, +2017-02-02T00:00:00Z
    Ifco rating 12A
    Screenwriter Robert Siegel
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