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BlackBerry

BlackBerry

Work hard. Fail hard.

20237.22h 0m

Overview

Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

Directed by Matt Johnson
Written by Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller, Jacquie McNish
Produced by Niv Fichman, Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst
Box OfficeBudget: $5.0MRevenue: $2.6M

Top Cast

Jay Baruchel

Jay Baruchel

Mike Lazaridis

Glenn Howerton

Glenn Howerton

Jim Balsillie

Matt Johnson

Matt Johnson

Doug Fregin

Michael Ironside

Michael Ironside

Charles Purdy

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Carl Yankowski

Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

John Woodman

Martin Donovan

Martin Donovan

Rick Brock

Rich Sommer

Rich Sommer

Paul Stanos

Michelle Giroux

Michelle Giroux

Dara Frankel

SungWon Cho

SungWon Cho

Ritchie Cheung

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or booktechnologyit-expertsilicon valleysatirebiographybased on true storyworkplacerise and fallcell phonephonenostalgicinformation technologysocial historycommunicating via phone1990sscience and technologysmart phoneit professionalnew technologytechnological evolutionhistory and legacyphone messagesmartphonedigital technologyoffbeatadvanced technologymake it happenhistory and technologyhumans and technology

About BlackBerry

BlackBerry is a comedy, drama, history film released in 2023 exploring themes of based on novel or book, technology, it-expert, silicon valley, satire, biography. Directed by Matt Johnson, it stars Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson. Two mismatched entrepreneurs – egghead innovator Mike Lazaridis and cut-throat businessman Jim Balsillie – joined forces in an endeavour that was to become a worldwide hit in little more than a decade. The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

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