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BlackBerry
2023
· Movie
· 120 min
B
MEANRANK
80/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #644
- IMDb #1535
- Google retired #1178
- Metacritic #1115
- Letterboxd #1230
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #161
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- Metacritic Critics #788
- Metacritic Audience #1947
- Kinopoisk #1408
- AlloCiné #1947
- Trakt #1273
Every rating
71–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 71, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97.
See the most agreed on films →The story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic fall of the world's first smartphone. It chronicles the journey of a visionary engineer and a cutthroat businessman who partner to create a revolutionary device. They battle corporate giants and navigate their own tumultuous relationship as they struggle to manage the explosive success and devastating missteps that lead to their downfall.
Details
- Director
- Matt Johnson
- Writers
- Matthew Miller, Matt Johnson
- Studio
- Zapruder Films, Rhombus Media, XYZ Films, IPR.VC
- Released
- 13 February 2023
- Country
- Canada, United States, Finland
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $5.0M
- Box office
- $2.6M
- Awards
- 24 wins, 12 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (37) →
Awards & nominations
See all 36 →24 wins from 36 nominations across 11 ceremonies
| Independent Spirit Awards 2024 | Best Supporting Performance | Glenn Howerton | Nominee |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2023 | Golden Bear | BlackBerry | Nominee |
| Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards 2024 | Best Comedy Feature | BlackBerry | Nominee |
| Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards 2024 | Game Changer Award | Glenn Howerton | Winner |
| Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards 2024 | Best Supporting Actor | Glenn Howerton | Nominee |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2024 | Best Casting in a Film | Pam Dixon, Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay | Winner |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2024 | Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film | Jay Baruchel | Winner |
| Canadian Screen Awards 2024 | Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film | Glenn Howerton | Winner |
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Berlin International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Bear | BlackBerry | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Performance | Glenn Howerton | Nominee |
Canadian Screen Awards
17 nominations, 14 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Matt Johnson, Matthew Miller | Winner |
| Best Art Direction/Production Design | Adam Belanger, Kerry Noonan, Lucy Larkin | Winner |
| Best Casting in a Film | Pam Dixon, Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Jared Raab | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Hanna Puley | Winner |
| Best Direction | Matt Johnson | Winner |
| Best Editing | Curt Lobb | Winner |
| Best Hair | Dylan Twigg, Philippe Bertrand-Hudon | Winner |
| Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film | Jay Baruchel | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Jay McCarrol | Winner |
| Best Picture | Niv Fichman, Matthew Miller, Fraser Ash, Kevin Krikst | Winner |
| Best Sound Editing | Matthew Chan, Gabe Knox, Michelle Irving, Lucas Prokaziuk, Stefan Fraticelli, Jason Charbonneau | Winner |
| Best Sound Mixing | Matthew Chan, Bret Killoran, Nathan Street, Paul Lynch, Randy Wilson, Ron Mellegers, Justin Helle | Winner |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film | Glenn Howerton | Winner |
| Best Makeup | Ashley Vieira, Erin Sweeney, Thea Samuels | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance in a Comedy Film | Matt Johnson | Nominee |
| Best Visual Effects | Tristan Zerafa, Lou Gatti, Matthew Nayman, Mike Boers | Nominee |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle
6 nominations, 5 won
| Best Canadian Film | BlackBerry | Winner |
| Best Director of a Canadian Film | Matt Johnson | Winner |
| Best Male Actor in a Canadian Film | Jay Baruchel | Winner |
| Best Screenplay for a Canadian Film | Matt Johnson and Matthew Miller | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male Actor in a Canadian Film | Glenn Howerton | Winner |
| Best Supporting Male Actor in a Canadian Film | Matt Johnson | Nominee |
Toronto Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Performance in a Canadian Film | Glenn Howerton | Winner |
| Rogers Best Canadian Film Award | Matt Johnson | Winner |
Astra Film and Creative Arts Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Game Changer Award | Glenn Howerton | Winner |
| Best Comedy Feature | BlackBerry | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Glenn Howerton | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Film Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor | Glenn Howerton | Winner |
| Best Picture | BlackBerry | Nominee |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top 10 Independent Films | BlackBerry | Winner |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Glenn Howerton | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actor | Glenn Howerton | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Performance | Glenn Howerton | Nominee |