BlackBerry
An idealistic tech wizard teams up with a ruthless businessman to launch a revolutionary smartphone, but their clashing ambitions ignite a high‑stakes battle that threatens to turn their meteoric rise into an industry‑shattering collapse.
“Work hard. Fail hard.”
Synopsis
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
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Edited by Curt LobbShot by Jared RaabScored by Jay MccarrolDesigned by Adam Belanger
Box Office
2023 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.5× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$2.6M
Opening week (7-day): $724K
Peak 449 theaters
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- BlackBerry - Klick einer Generationde
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Cast & Crew
51 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jay Baruchel
as Mike
Glenn Howerton
as Jim
Matt Johnson
as Doug
Kelly Van Der Burg
as Jasmine
Saul Rubinek
as John Woodman
Gregory Ambrose Calderone
as Young Businessman #1
Cary Elwes
as Carl Yankowski
Laura Cilevitz
as Shelly
Rich Sommer
as Paul Stanos
Martin Donovan
as Rick Brock
Michael Ironside
as Charles Purdy
James Elliot Miniou
as Callaghan Drummond
Supporting cast
25Fuad Musayev
as Derek
Michelle Giroux
as Dara Frankel
Ethan Eng
as Ethan
Sungwon Cho
as Ritchie
Mark Critch
as Gary Bettman
Michael Scott
as Michael
Steve Hamelin
as Steve
Pranay Noel
as Pranay
Ben Petrie
as Allan
Jinny Wong
as Bank Manager
Lauren Howe
as Bell Assistant
Stephanie Moran
as Peggy
Maher El Hares
as RIM 2 Engineer
Conor Casey
as Justin Fabian
Lyndon Casey
as Don McMurtry
Dillon Casey
as Mark Guibert
Eric Osborne
as Austin
Derek Groulx
as Security Derek
Rodrigo Fernandez Stoll
as Jack Manishen
Elena Juatco
as Dawn
Al Bernstein
as Building Manager
Malakai Fox
as Kai
David Christo
as Pilot
Sean Jones
as Small SEC Investor
Evan Buliung
as Stan Sigman (voice)
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