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.
BlackBerry (2023) is a comedy, drama and history film directed by Matt Johnson, released on February 13, 2023 with a runtime of 2h. It stars Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson and Saul Rubinek. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 972 ratings.
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Jay Baruchel
as Mike
Glenn Howerton
as Jim
Matt Johnson
as Doug
Saul Rubinek
as John Woodman
Cary Elwes
as Carl Yankowski
Rich Sommer
as Paul Stanos
Michael Ironside
as Charles Purdy
Martin Donovan
as Rick Brock
Michelle Giroux
as Dara Frankel
SungWon Cho
as Ritchie
Mark Critch
as Gary Bettman
Kelly Van der Burg
as Jasmine
Directed by Matt Johnson, written by Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller and Jacquie McNish, produced by Fraser Ash, Niv Fichman and Kevin Krikst.
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 972 ratings.
Matt Johnson's rather John McEnroe-esque "Doug" rather stole this tale of what was literally a tech-tonic shift in how we used our mobile phones. He, together with his boss Mike (Jay Baruchel), has been working with a small team of geeks to develop a mobile word processor that can send messages by text and email. It's funding they lack and it's during a fairly flawed presentation that they encounter "Jim" (Glenn…
Reviewed on October 19, 2023
“Blackberry” is a film about the failure and spectacular collapse of the world’s first smart phone. Adapting Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff’s book “Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry” for the screen, director Matt Johnson creates an entertaining look at contemporary history with his tale of the rise and fall of a revolutionary gadget that changed…
Reviewed on November 3, 2023
The script seems to be written mostly from the perspective of Jim Balsillie, a businessman that was co-CEO of Blackberry, while engineers take a backseat. This follows the general tendency in film to glorify businessmen, treating the people who actually conceptualize, design and implement the products (i.e., do the core work that is societally useful) as mere sidekicks. The general timeline is right and many of the…
Reviewed on January 1, 2024
I kept hearing people say this movie was actually not bad for a movie about BalckBerry, and you know what, they were right! Glenn Howerton plays an incredibly entertaining psycho as always. Jay Baruchel does the befuddled muppet thing with aplomb. And then the doofus sidekick guy who's actually more insightful than others give him credit for also does a good job. It's an easy mindless entertainment watch. Spoiler…
Reviewed on January 5, 2024
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BlackBerry (2023) is available to stream on Netflix, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Sundance Now and Netflix Standard with Ads, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of BlackBerry (2023) includes Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Saul Rubinek and Cary Elwes. The film was directed by Matt Johnson. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
BlackBerry was released on February 13, 2023 and runs for 2h.
BlackBerry (2023) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 972 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy comedy, drama and history films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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