Steve Jobs (2015)
Director
Danny Boyle
Main cast
Michael Fassbender; Kate Winslet; Seth Rogen; Katherine Waterston; Jeff Daniels
Genres
History, Drama
Description
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
Danny Boyle
Main cast
Michael Fassbender; Kate Winslet; Seth Rogen; Katherine Waterston; Jeff Daniels
Genres
History, Drama
Description
Set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, Steve Jobs takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.
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