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Comedy drama based on a true story, starring Jay Baruchel, Matt Johnson and Glenn Howerton. In the mid-90s, Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin pitch their BlackBerry pager device to potential investors. With the help of ambitious CEO Jim Balsillie, the result is a game-changer. But their rapid rise is followed by a fall as power, money and rivalry with Apple enter the picture.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Max Copeman

The rapid rise and fall of mobile-phone manufacturer BlackBerry is compellingly chronicled in this true-life drama. In mid-90s Canada, Mike Lazaridis (Jay Baruchel) and Doug Fregin (director and co-writer Matt Johnson) are two friends struggling to gain investment for their portable phone prototypes. That is, until fearsome executive Jim Balsillie (Glenn Howerton) comes on board. With his corporate ambition and their tech wizardry, BlackBerry is soon the toast of the tech world, but the corrupting force of money and power - plus an emerging rivalry with Apple - means their success may be short-lived. Johnson opts for a mockumentary approach and a comedic tone more akin to The Big Short than The Social Network or Steve Jobs. Bolstered by sterling work from Baruchel and a ferociously good Howerton as the unscrupulous Balsillie, BlackBerry is a cautionary tale of tech-world hubris told with dark humour and a satirical edge.

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Cast

rolenameMike LazaridisJay BaruchelJim BalsillieGlenn HowertonDougMatt Johnson (1)PurdyMichael IronsidePaulRich SommerRick BrockMartin DonovanCarl YankowskiCary Eles

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rolenameDirectorMatt Johnson (1)

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Released on

2023-10-06

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing

Formats

Colour

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