BlackBerry
“Work hard. Fail hard.”
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.
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Cast
37 people
Jay Baruchel
Mike
Known for
How to Train Your Dragon
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Glenn Howerton
Jim
Known for
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Velma
Matt Johnson
Doug
Known for
The Dirties
Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
Saul Rubinek
John Woodman
Known for
Warehouse 13
Hunters
Cary Elwes
Carl Yankowski
Known for
Saw
The Princess Bride
Rich Sommer
Paul Stanos
Known for
Mad Men
The Devil Wears Prada
Michael Ironside
Charles Purdy
Known for
Total Recall
Nobody
Martin Donovan
Rick Brock
Known for
Lioness
Big Little Lies
Michelle Giroux
Dara Frankel
Known for
The Changeling
Life in a Year
SungWon Cho
Ritchie
Known for
Adventure Time: Distant Lands
KPop Demon Hunters
Mark Critch
Gary Bettman
Known for
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
The Grand Seduction
Kelly Van der Burg
Jasmine
Known for
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Cardinal
Matt Johnson Director · Matthew Miller Writer Jacquie McNish Author
Worldwide gross $2.6M · Budget $5M · United States release May 12, 2023
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$2,600,000
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Zapruder Films
Production
Rhombus Media
Production
XYZ Films
Production
IPR.VC
Production
Canada Media Fund | Fonds des médias du Canada
Production
Rhombus Film
Production
Canada · United States · Finland
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · February 13, 2023
Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Canada · May 12, 2023
Theatrical
United States · May 12, 2023
Theatrical
United States · June 2, 2023
Digital
United States
March 13, 2023 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film & TV Festival
April 14, 2023 · Premiere · Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival
April 15, 2023 · Premiere · PFF SpringFest
April 16, 2023 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
April 17, 2023 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
April 21, 2023 · Premiere · Florida Film Festival
April 24, 2023 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
April 27, 2023 · Premiere · San Luis Obispo Film Festival
Australia
August 3, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 17, 2023 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 6, 2023 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 12, 2023 · Theatrical
Canada
August 8, 2023 · Physical
Estonia
May 26, 2023 · Theatrical
Finland
December 1, 2023 · Theatrical
France
February 13, 2023 · Theatrical
June 11, 2026 · TV · ARTE
Germany
December 7, 2023 · Theatrical
June 8, 2024 · TV · Sky CInema Premiere
June 10, 2026 · TV · ARTE
Ireland
March 1, 2023 · Premiere · Dublin International Film Festival
October 6, 2023 · Theatrical
Italy
November 16, 2023 · Theatrical
Kazakhstan
June 1, 2023 · Theatrical
Lithuania
May 12, 2023 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 7, 2023 · Theatrical
New Zealand
February 1, 2024 · Digital
Russia
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
Saudi Arabia
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
South Korea
December 6, 2023 · Digital
May 3, 2024 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
Spain
December 7, 2023 · Theatrical
Sweden
June 16, 2023 · Theatrical
Ukraine
May 18, 2023 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
May 11, 2023 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 3, 2023 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
October 6, 2023 · Theatrical
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