The Founder
A slick, quietly ruthless rise-and-rise story that makes ambition feel both infectious and hollow.
- About
- 2016 US film by John Lee Hancock
- Class
- Movie
- Year
- 2017
- Runtime
- 115 min
A slick, quietly ruthless rise-and-rise story that makes ambition feel both infectious and hollow.
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| Scale | Value | 0 to 10 |
|---|---|---|
| Action | 2 | |
| Horror | 0 | |
| Humour | 4 | |
| Realism | 9 | |
| Romance | 2 | |
| Tension | 5 | |
| Darkness | 6 | |
| Complexity | 6 | |
| Emotional weight | 6 |
From The Founder
Cynical · about ambition and greed
A slick, talky plunge into 1980s greed, all sharp suits and moral compromise, that seduces then sours as ambition curdles into guilt.
From The Founder
Cynical, satirical · about ambition and greed · true story
A lavish, over-the-top saga of wealth and backstabbing, played with theatrical relish and a wry, cynical edge.
From The Founder
About ambition and betrayal · true story
A polished but uneven rise-and-fall portrait that coasts on charisma and period detail while rarely digging beneath the surface.
From The Founder
About ambition and greed · true story
A fast-talking, stylish rise-and-fall story that keeps you hooked with sharp dialogue and a tense, introspective edge.
From The Founder
Cynical, satirical · about ambition and betrayal
A sharp, bittersweet look at Hollywood ambition, told through flashbacks that reveal how success can corrode relationships.
From The Founder
About ambition · true story
A quietly gripping moral drama that unfolds with the tension of a thriller, steeped in melancholy and sharp social observation.
From The Founder
Cynical, satirical · about greed and power · true story
A fast, funny, and furious explainer that turns financial fraud into a tense, star-studded thriller, leaving you angry and entertained.
From The Founder
Cynical · about ambition and betrayal · true story
A sharp, propulsive drama of rapid-fire dialogue and cold ambition, watching genius curdle into isolation.
From The Founder
Cynical · about ambition and betrayal
A brooding, shadow-lit melodrama that wraps maternal devotion around class striving and betrayal, leaving a lingering ache of love turned poisonous.
From The Founder
About ambition and betrayal · true story
A scrappy, heartfelt climb through family chaos and business sharks, buoyed by a fierce central performance and a satisfying underdog payoff.
From The Founder
Same director: John Lee Hancock · True story
A warm, bittersweet back-and-forth between a prickly author and a charming showman, slowly revealing the childhood pain beneath the whimsy.
From The Founder
Cynical, satirical · about ambition and betrayal · true story
A sharp, talky, black-and-white plunge into Hollywood backrooms, witty and weary, rewarding close attention with a lingering melancholy.
From The Founder
About ambition and betrayal
A rapid-fire, theatrical drama that feels like a tense backstage tour of a genius's mind, blending sharp dialogue with emotional confrontations.
From The Founder
Cynical · about greed and betrayal
A sleek, talky plunge into financial crisis, all glass towers and sharp suits, where ambition curdles into betrayal and family wounds stay raw beneath the dealmaking.
From The Founder
About power · true story
A tense, talky duel of wits that builds like a thriller, anchored by two magnetic performances and a quietly gripping sense of historical stakes.
From The Founder
Cynical · about greed and betrayal · true story
A cold, gripping standoff between obscene wealth and a mother's desperation, unfolding with quiet menace and mounting dread.},
From The Founder
Cynical, satirical · about ambition and betrayal
A glittering, talky backstage drama where wit and ambition cut like knives, leaving a lingering chill about what people will do to be adored.
From The Founder
Satirical · about ambition and identity · true story
A funny, affectionate look at an odd friendship and a disastrous shoot, mixing cringe comedy with genuine warmth and a little melancholy.
From The Founder
About ambition and betrayal · true story
A lavish, sweeping spectacle that immerses you in backstage glamour, with a bittersweet undertow as success fades.
From The Founder
Cynical · about greed and betrayal
A tense, verbally explosive pressure cooker that makes you feel the desperation and moral rot of its characters.
From The Founder
Cynical, satirical · about ambition and greed · true story
A wild, drug-fueled ride through excess and corruption, told with dark humor and relentless energy.
From The Founder
Satirical · about betrayal and identity · true story
A stylish, bittersweet true story that balances whimsy with domestic unease, anchored by a quietly furious performance.
From The Founder
About ambition and betrayal · true story
A lush, old-Hollywood gangster tragedy that seduces you with charm and ambition before turning cold and fatalistic.
From The Founder
Cynical, satirical · about identity · true story
A wry, bittersweet character study of a prickly loner whose clever crimes feel oddly triumphant and quietly sad.