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The Founder

Movie · 2017 · 115 min

A slick, quietly ruthless rise-and-rise story that makes ambition feel both infectious and hollow.

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2016 US film by John Lee Hancock
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Year
2017
Runtime
115 min
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Tone
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • greed
  • betrayal
  • power
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour4
Realism9
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, biographical
Directed by
John Lee Hancock
Written by
Robert Siegel
Starring
Michael Keaton, Laura Dern, Patrick Wilson, Linda Cardellini, Nick Offerman, B. J. Novak, John Carroll Lynch, Griff Furst
Music
Carter Burwell
Cinematography
John Schwartzman
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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