BlackBerry poster

BlackBerry( 2023)

TV-MAComedy
72%
User
Score

Work hard. Fail hard.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. cast image

      Jay Baruchel

      Mike Lazaridis

    2. cast image

      Glenn Howerton

      Jim Balsillie

    3. cast image

      Matt Johnson

      Doug Fregin

    4. cast image

      Rich Sommer

      Paul Stanos

    5. cast image

      Michael Ironside

      Charles Purdy

    6. cast image

      Cary Elwes

      Carl Yankowski

    7. cast image

      Martin Donovan

      Rick Brock

    8. cast image

      Michelle Giroux

      Dara Frankel

    9. cast image

      Saul Rubinek

      John Woodman

    10. cast image

      SungWon Cho

      Ritchie Cheung

    11. cast image

      Mark Critch

      Gary Bettman

    12. cast image

      Kelly Van der Burg

      Jasmine

    13. cast image

      Gregory Ambrose Calderone

      Young Businessman #1

    14. cast image

      Laura Cilevitz

      Shelly

    15. cast image

      James Elliot Miniou

      Callaghan Drummond

    16. cast image

      Fuad Musayev

      Derek

    17. cast image

      Ethan Eng

      Ethan

    18. cast image

      Michael Scott

      Michael

    19. cast image

      Steve Hamelin

      Steve

    20. cast image

      Pranay Noel

      Pranay

    21. cast image

      Ben Petrie

      Allan

    22. cast image

      Jinny Wong

      Bank Manager

    23. cast image

      Lauren Howe

      Bell Assistant

    24. cast image

      Stephanie Moran

      Peggy

    25. cast image

      Maher El Hares

      RIM 2 Engineer

    26. cast image

      Conor Casey

      Justin Fabian

    27. cast image

      Lyndon Casey

      Don McMurtry

    28. cast image

      Dillon Casey

      Mark Guibert

    29. cast image

      Eric Osborne

      Austin

    30. cast image

      Derek Groulx

      Security Derek

    31. cast image

      Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll

      Jack Manishen

    32. cast image

      Elena Juatco

      Dawn

    33. cast image

      Al Bernstein

      Building Manager

    34. cast image

      Malakai Fox

      Kai

    35. cast image

      David Christo

      Pilot

    36. cast image

      Sean Jones

      Small SEC Investor

    37. cast image

      Evan Buliung

      Stan Sigman (voice)

    38. cast image

      Gwynne Phillips

      Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

    Social

    Review 8Discussion

    A review by CinemaSerf

    7
    Written by CinemaSerf on Thu Oct 19 2023
    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 Howerton), a savvy operator who knows just enough about the business to get them that elusive big deal. Thing is, they don't think they have the processing capacity to service this ever...

    Media

    Videos 10Backdrops 34Posters 49

    Recommendations

    1. All About Lily Chou-Chou

      All About Lily Chou-Chou73%

    2. Astral City 2: The Messengers

      Astral City 2: The Messengers70%

    3. The Tiger's Nest

      The Tiger's Nest65%

    4. I limoni d'inverno

      I limoni d'inverno63%

    5. Under the Open Sky

      Under the Open Sky77%

    6. Flash of Genius

      Flash of Genius65%

    7. Involuntary

      Involuntary65%

    8. Do You Remember Dolly Bell?

      Do You Remember Dolly Bell?74%

    9. Born a Champion

      Born a Champion69%

    10. Jagged

      Jagged70%

    11. Home Owners

      Home Owners50%

    12. Tre sorelle

      Tre sorelle40%

    13. 83

      8371%

    14. Exodus

      Exodus66%

    15. Nothing Compares

      Nothing Compares78%

    16. Golden Door

      Golden Door65%

    17. Fungi: The Web of Life

      Fungi: The Web of Life64%

    18. Washington Square

      Washington Square61%

    19. Virgo and the Sparklings

      Virgo and the Sparklings54%

    20. A Field in England

      A Field in England62%

    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    5000000.00

    Revenue

    2600000.00

    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • technology
    • it-expert
    • silicon valley
    • satire
    • biography
    • rise and fall
    • cell phone
    • phone
    • information technology
    • social history
    • communicating via phone
    • 1990s
    • science and technology
    • it professional
    • new technology
    • history and legacy
    • phone message
    • smartphone
    • digital technology
    • satellite technology
    • advanced technology
    • make it happen