BlackBerry

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BlackBerry

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2023

1h 59m

Comedy

Drama

History

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'BlackBerry' tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

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Critics Consensus

With intelligence as sharp as its humor, BlackBerry takes a terrifically entertaining look at the rise and fall of a generation-defining gadget.

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BlackBerry makes riveting drama out of a real-life company's spectacular rise and fall from grace.

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Craig Mathieson

The Age (Australia)

04/18/2024

4/5

It’s a culture clash business comic-drama where the geeks and the suits go on a rollercoaster ride, a story stripped of outside life but rife with telling touches.

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Brent Simon

AV Club

10/15/2023

B+

Investing heartily in its story's personalities, and eschewing myth-making reverence or preciousness, BlackBerry's makers entertainingly frame their film as a workplace dramedy about industry gate-crashers rudely ejected from a party of their own staging.

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

10/10/2023

4/5

Rise-and-fall stories so often gloat after the bursting of the bubble, but this one is all condolences.

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Alfred Castaneda

Shade Studios

Jul 30

By the end of it, you’ll be Googling every character and aspect about Blackberry and former parent company Research In Motion to see how real this all was. A not so spoiler: it happened, but not as crazy as it unfolds on screen.

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Maxance Vincent

Film Speak

Jul 13

A

If Air was “the crowd-pleasing dad movie of the year,” BlackBerry is the complete antithesis of that. However, Air is the happy meal, and BlackBerry is the prime rib.

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Pedro Gallego

Espinof

10/09/2024

4/5

BlackBerry also has the interesting component of a tragedy heralded by the powerful and ephemeral success of the device. [Full review in Spanish]

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09/03/2023

Tight intriguing story, no nuance, suprisingly heartfelt. Good performances. Based on a somewhat true story set in recent contemporary/ modern history.

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06/28/2023

Really enlightening film about the rise and fall of the BlackBerry company. Surprisingly funny as well with talented performances by Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton. Matt Johnsons acting and directing superb as well, really sets the tone for the movie.

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06/21/2023

A well-made, tense, unconventional biopic about the creation of a phone I used over a decade ago.

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06/14/2023

A solid underdog story that brings back the nostalgic phone's history. I enjoyed it but I personally don't love business stories so it's alright for me.

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06/12/2023

Watching a film like this you assume its really based on the true story and if done right, like this movie, it doesnt matter if its really true or not. Its a great ride and reminds us of a simpler time. Watch it to be entertained and not given a history lesson

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06/07/2023

A well performed look into the development of smart phones and the competitive business it takes to produce our beloved devices

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Synopsis

'BlackBerry' tells the story of Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men that charted the course of the spectacular rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone.

Director: Matt Johnson
Producer: Niv Fichman, Matt Miller, Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst
Screenwriter: Matt Johnson, Matt Miller
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: IPR.VC, Rhombus Media, Paramount, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Zapruder Films, Téléfilm Canada, Ontario Creates
Rating: R (Language Throughout)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 12, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 2, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.5M
Runtime: 1h 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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