Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is a 2022 biographical comedy drama film directed and written by the Bragg brothers. The film stars Mike Faist, Crystal Reed, and Dennis Boutsikaris. It is based on true events around the story of Roger Sharpe, GQ journalist and real-life "pinball wizard" who in 1976 helped overturn New York City's 35-year ban on pinball.

Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game made its world premiere at the 2022 Hamptons International Film Festival. It was released in select theaters and VOD on March 17, 2023. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.

Cast

 * Mike Faist as Roger Sharpe
 * Dennis Boutsikaris as Mr. Sharpe
 * Crystal Reed as Ellen
 * Christopher Convery as Seth
 * Mike Doyle as Jack Haber
 * Damian Young as Ben Chikofsky
 * Bryan Batt as Harry Coulianos
 * Connor Ratliff as Jimmy
 * Olivia Koukol as Judy
 * Todd Susman as Sam Gensberg
 * Kenneth Tigar as Irving Holzman
 * Toby Regbo as James Hamilton
 * Supriya Ganesh as Pamela
 * Alexandre Bagot as The Guy

Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 94% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100, based on four critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".