Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

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Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

2023,

1h 31m,

Comedy/

Drama

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An unsettled writer with a fantastic mustache, ROGER SHARPE (Mike Faist), finds solace and confidence in one thing he has mastered: pinball. When a police raid destroys the only machines he can find in 1970s New York City, he learns the game is illegal. Roger reluctantly joins forces with the Music and Amusement Association to overturn the ban while falling in love with ELLEN (Crystal Reed), an artist and single mother. Roger's path to save pinball ultimately rescues him. He and Ellen overcome their pasts and take a shot at love. Roger learns what it means to take a chance--and that commitment is the most rewarding gamble of all.

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

Mar 21, 2023

Anyone interested in gaming history will find a lot to enjoy here; and the general niceness helps make what is essentially a fun 15-minute anecdote tolerable for 90.

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Sheila O'Malley

RogerEbert.com

Mar 17, 2023

3/4

"Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game" is strictly low stakes. This is part of its knowing charm.

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Richard Brody

The New Yorker

Mar 16, 2023

I’d recommend not scrutinizing “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” too closely or too promptly, and simply savoring the unusual spectrum of artistic virtues that I found myself admiring—and admiring again, on a second viewing, purely for pleasure.

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John Serba

Decider

Aug 14, 2023

... So damn delightful – it’s surprisingly witty, with an easygoing vibe, endearing characters and moderate, but never overbearing period nostalgia.

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Jason Delgado

Film Threat

Aug 7, 2023

9/10

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game exemplifies the meaning of life in a way that higher profile, big-budget films should only aspire to.

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

Apr 11, 2023

4/5

Pinball won’t be among your standard biopics but rather a favorably low-key portrait whose well-oiled mechanisms intend to divert as much as inform.

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Austin Bragg

Director

Meredith Bragg

Director

Mike Faist

Roger (Young)

Crystal Reed

Ellen

Dennis Boutsikaris

Mr. Sharpe

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An unsettled writer with a fantastic mustache, ROGER SHARPE (Mike Faist), finds solace and confidence in one thing he has mastered: pinball. When a police raid destroys the only machines he can find in 1970s New York City, he learns the game is illegal. Roger reluctantly joins forces with the Music and Amusement Association to overturn the ban while falling in love with ELLEN (Crystal Reed), an artist and single mother. Roger's path to save pinball ultimately rescues him. He and Ellen overcome their pasts and take a shot at love. Roger learns what it means to take a chance--and that commitment is the most rewarding gamble of all.

Director: Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg
Producer: Summer Crockett Moore, Tony Glazer, Stacey Parks, Lana Link, Rob Pfaltzgraff
Screenwriter: Austin Bragg, Meredith Bragg
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Choice Films, MPI Original Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 17, 2023
Runtime: 1h 31m

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