BlackBerry chronicles the meteoric rise and equally catastrophic fall of a company that transformed how we communicate. Research In Motion (Rim) was founded in Waterloo, Canada, by best friends Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. They struggled mightily in the cutthroat sea of business competition until fate aligned them with a vicious shark. Jim Balsillie bullied, screamed, and clawed his way to the top using unscrupulous tactics. The journey of these three men and their wildly disparate personalities fascinates. BlackBerry is both an innovative triumph and cautionary tale of blinding arrogance.

Punk rock blares from an old Honda Civic as Mike (Jay Baruchel) and Doug (Matt Johnson) race to an important meeting at Sutherland-Schultz. They fumble the presentation materials while trying to set up. The white-haired, brilliant Mike becomes obsessed with the static buzz emanating from a cheap intercom. He attempts to fix the problem as a panicked Doug tries to find a paperclip.