BlackBerry poster

BlackBerry( 2023)

TV-MAComedy
71%
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

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      Jay Baruchel

      Mike Lazaridis

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      Glenn Howerton

      Jim Balsillie

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      Matt Johnson

      Doug Fregin

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      Rich Sommer

      Paul Stanos

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      Michael Ironside

      Charles Purdy

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      Cary Elwes

      Carl Yankowski

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      Martin Donovan

      Rick Brock

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      Michelle Giroux

      Dara Frankel

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      Saul Rubinek

      John Woodman

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      SungWon Cho

      Ritchie Cheung

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      Mark Critch

      Gary Bettman

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      Kelly Van der Burg

      Jasmine

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      Gregory Ambrose Calderone

      Young Businessman #1

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      Laura Cilevitz

      Shelly

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      James Elliot Miniou

      Callaghan Drummond

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      Fuad Musayev

      Derek

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      Ethan Eng

      Ethan

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      Michael Scott

      Michael

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      Steve Hamelin

      Steve

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      Pranay Noel

      Pranay

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      Ben Petrie

      Allan

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      Lauren Howe

      Bell Assistant

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      Stephanie Moran

      Peggy

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      Maher El Hares

      RIM 2 Engineer

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      Conor Casey

      Justin Fabian

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      Lyndon Casey

      Don McMurtry

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      Dillon Casey

      Mark Guibert

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      Eric Osborne

      Austin

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      Derek Groulx

      Security Derek

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      Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll

      Jack Manishen

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      Elena Juatco

      Dawn

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      Malakai Fox

      Kai

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      David Christo

      Pilot

    34. cast image

      Sean Jones

      Small SEC Investor

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      Evan Buliung

      Stan Sigman (voice)

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      Gwynne Phillips

      Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

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      Al Bernstein

      Building Manager

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      Jinny Wong

      Bank Manager

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      Samantha Brown

      Heidi Balsillie

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      Keanu Lee Nunes

      RIM Employee

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      Tyler Robinson

      BlackBerry Engineer

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    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...

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    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