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BlackBerry

BlackBerry

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 13, 2023

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

71%

Original Title

BlackBerry

Production Companies

Zapruder Films, Rhombus Media, IPR.VC, Elevation Pictures, XYZ Films

Director

Matt Johnson

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$2,600,000

Description

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.

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CinemaSerf profile picture

Matt Johnson's rather John McEnroe-esque "Doug" rather stole this tale of what was ...

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots profile picture

“Blackberry” is a film about the failure and spectacular collapse of the world’s first smart phon...

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kisaligol profile picture

The script seems to be written mostly from the perspective of Jim Balsillie, a businessman that w...

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MarciaClarke profile picture

I kept hearing people say this movie was actually not bad for a movie about BalckBerry, and you k...

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badelf profile picture

In one sense, this is a comedic action film. In another sense, it's a biopic of a lying, chea...

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Brent Marchant profile picture

With the release of such innovative communications products as the Apple and Android smartphones,...

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rsanek profile picture

The downfall part is a bit sudden as compared to the first 2/3 of the film, but still a very fun ...

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r96sk profile picture

Thoroughly fascinating to watch this unfold.

'BlackBerry' reminded me a l...

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