True story of Ray Kroc's ascension to power at McDonald's. DVD Digital HD Year 2017 Theatrical Release 2017-01-20 Video Release 2017-04-18 Studio The Weinstein Company Genre Drama MPAA Rating PG-13 CARA brief strong language Color Color Runtime 115 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Written by Robert Siegel BIG FAN , THE FOUNDER is a drama that tells the true story of how Ray Kroc Michael Keaton , 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. Director John Lee Hancock Cast John Lee Hancock; Michael Keaton; Linda Cardellini; Patrick Wilson; Nick Offerman; Laura Dern; John Carroll Lynch; B.J. Novak; Kimberly Battista; Carla Shinall; Steve Coulter