Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game

{{short description|2022 biographical film}}

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| director = {{plainlist|

• Austin Bragg
• Meredith Bragg

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| writer = {{plainlist|

• Austin Bragg
• Meredith Bragg

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| producer = {{Plainlist|

• Rob Pfaltzgraff
• Lana Link
• Stacey Park
• Summer Crockett Moore
• Tony Glazer

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| starring = {{plainlist|

• Mike Faist
• Crystal Reed
• Dennis Boutsikaris

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| cinematography = Jon Keng

| editing = {{Plainlist|

• Michelle Botticelli

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| music = Rob Barbato

| studio = {{Plainlist|

• MPI Original Films

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| distributor = MPI Original Films

| released = {{film date|2022|10|8|Hamptons|2023|3|17|United States}}

| runtime = 95 minutes{{Cite web|title=Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game|url=https://pinballfilm.com/|access-date=17 July 2023|archive-date=26 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626041717/https://pinballfilm.com/|url-status=live}}

| country = {{Plain list|

• United States

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| language = English

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}}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.{{Cite web |title=PINBALL: THE MAN WHO SAVED THE GAME |url=https://filmguide.hamptonsfilmfest.org/events/pinball/ |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Hamptons International Film Festival |language=en-US |archive-date=21 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721190536/https://filmguide.hamptonsfilmfest.org/events/pinball/ |url-status=live }} It was released in select theaters and VOD on March 17, 2023. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.