BlackBerry (2023)

Directed by

Matt Johnson

Genre

biographical film, comedy drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 918 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A dramatized look at the rise and fall of the BlackBerry smartphone. It follows the three men at the center of the company as their invention takes over the world and then crashes.

fast-pacedsharptensedarkly funnygrittycerebralbittersweetgrounded

What happens

BlackBerry is a 2023 Canadian biographical comedy-drama film directed by Matt Johnson from a script he wrote with Matthew Miller. It was loosely adapted from Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff's book Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry. The film is a dramatized account of the history of the BlackBerry line of mobile phones created by co-founders Douglas Fregin (played by Johnson) and Mike Lazaridis (Jay Baruchel), and investor Jim Balsillie (Glenn Howerton). The film also stars Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, SungWon Cho, Mark Critch, Saul Rubinek, and Cary Elwes in supporting roles. BlackBerry premiered in competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival on February 17, 2023. The film was released in Canada on May 12, 2023, to positive reviews. In late 2023, Blackberry was re-released as a three-part miniseries with additional footage. The film is the most nominated film in the history of the Canadian Screen Awards, with 17 nominations. It won 14 awards, including Best Motion Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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