
General Magic(2019)
A tale of how the great vision and epic failure of General Magic, the "greatest dead company in Silicon Valley", changed the lives of billions.


“Work hard. Fail hard.”
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.

Jay Baruchel
Mike Lazaridis

Glenn Howerton
Jim Balsillie

Matt Johnson
Doug Fregin

Michael Ironside
Charles Purdy

Cary Elwes
Carl Yankowski

Saul Rubinek
John Woodman

Martin Donovan
Rick Brock

Rich Sommer
Paul Stanos

Michelle Giroux
Dara Frankel

SungWon Cho
Ritchie Cheung
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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