BlackBerry

New No. 1 on the iTunes Top Video Rentals chart: BlackBerry by Matt Johnson.

"BlackBerry" is a 2023 Canadian biographical comedy-drama film directed by Matt Johnson. The film tells the story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world's first smartphone, BlackBerry, and is based on the book "Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry" by Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff. The movie stars Jay Baruchel and Glenn Howerton in the lead roles as Mike Lazaridis and Jim Balsillie, the two men who charted the course of BlackBerry's spectacular rise and catastrophic demise. The film also features Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, SungWon Cho, Saul Rubinek, and Cary Elwes.

"BlackBerry" premiered in competition at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival and was released in the United States by IFC Films on May 12, 2023. The film has been praised for its darkly comedic and anxiety-inducing writing, as well as the performances of its lead actors, Glenn Howerton and Jay Baruchel. The movie has been compared to "The Social Network" and has been described as a terrifically entertaining look at the rise and fall of a generation-defining gadget.

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