BlackBerry

About BlackBerry

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 is a 2023 comedy history film directed by Matt Johnson. Jay Baruchel takes the lead as Mike, Glenn Howerton as Jim, Matt Johnson as Doug, and Saul Rubinek as John Woodman.

It runs 120 minutes and was released in February 2023. Written by Matthew Miller and Matt Johnson. It comes from Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada, IPR.VC, and Rhombus Media. The film began as a novel.

Shelv files it under technology, cell phone, history and legacy, and workplace. It streams on AMC+, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, and AMC+ Roku Premium Channel in the United States. It scores 7.2 out of 10 from 990 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

The Wolf of Wall Street, The Perfect Storm, and The Man Who Knew Infinity make useful companions to BlackBerry, all filed under biography, rise and fall, and 1990s.