BlackBerry
7.1/10
Rating
120 min
Runtime
2023
Release Year
Matt Johnson
Director
Cast
Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Saul Rubinek, Cary Elwes
Quick Synopsis
In Canada, two very different entrepreneurs, Mike Lazaridis, a thoughtful inventor, and Jim Balsillie, a determined businessman, teamed up to create a new kind of mobile device. Over about ten years, their collaboration led to the development of the BlackBerry, the world's first smartphone, which quickly gained global popularity. The story follows their rapid success as well as the eventual downfall of the company behind this groundbreaking technology.
Detailed Synopsis of BlackBerry
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.
