Canada,
2023, 122 min
Directed by:
Matt JohnsonScreenplay:
Matthew MillerCinematography:
Jared RaabComposer:
Jay McCarrolCast:
Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek, Michael Ironside, Rich Sommer, Mark Critch, Laura Cilevitz, Elena Juatco, Martin Donovan (more)VOD (3)
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The genius and hubris of the tech industry collide in this wildly entertaining account of the dramatic rise and fall of the world’s first smartphone.
It was the product that would revolutionise the way we lived. Years before the iPhone, Canadian innovator Mike Lazaridis (played by comic mainstay Jay Baruchel) teamed up with cutthroat entrepreneur Jim Balsillie (a ferocious Glenn Howerton) to bring the world a mobile phone that would also allow users to - you’ll never believe this - send and receive emails. Like a blend of The Social Network and The Office, BlackBerry reimagines the meetings, schemes, pipe dreams and pizza boxes that gave rise to the titular tech sensation.
(Paramount Pictures AU)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2024 - Glenn Howerton (Best Supporting Performance)
Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival)
- 2023 - Matt Johnson (Golden Bear for Best Film)