7.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama, History, Romance • 2023 • 92 min
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2023)
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game (2023)
Overview
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is a comedy-drama that follows the real-life efforts of Roger Sharpe to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball. The film highlights themes of personal freedom and legal battles against overreach, aligning with traditional values. Its narrative avoids modern identity debates while portraying stable family structures and gender roles. With its focus on historical struggle without modern reinterpretations, the film earns its Traditional label.
Starring Cast
Mike Faist • Crystal Reed • Dennis Boutsikaris
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
7.5
Overview
Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game is a comedy-drama that follows the real-life efforts of Roger Sharpe to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball. The film highlights themes of personal freedom and legal battles against overreach, aligning with traditional values. Its narrative avoids modern identity debates while portraying stable family structures and gender roles. With its focus on historical struggle without modern reinterpretations, the film earns its Traditional label.
Starring Cast
Mike Faist • Crystal Reed • Dennis Boutsikaris
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
Political: Leans Right
Confidence: High
The film champions individual liberty and agency against government overreach and arbitrary bans, aligning its dominant themes with conservative values.
Diversity: Low
Confidence: High
The movie features traditional casting that aligns with the historical figures depicted, without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative centers on a legal battle and personal story, and does not present a critique of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
Family Values: Leans Traditional
Confidence: High
The film portrays a heterosexual married couple starting a family, with the narrative celebrating their commitment and the impending arrival of their child, and depicting traditional gender roles without critique.
LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High
The film chronicles Roger Sharpe's journey to overturn New York City's pinball ban and his personal life with his wife. The narrative does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, focusing instead on the historical legal battle and the protagonist's heterosexual relationship.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
The film 'Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game' does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the historical efforts of Roger Sharpe to legalize pinball in New York City, his personal life, and the cultural context of the 1970s, without incorporating transgender representation.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is a biographical drama about Roger Sharpe, a real historical figure. The main characters, including Roger Sharpe and his wife Ellen, are portrayed by actors whose gender aligns with the historical figures they represent. No historically established characters are depicted with a different gender.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film is a biopic about Roger Sharpe, a real historical figure. The main characters, Roger and Ellen Sharpe, are portrayed by actors whose race matches the historical race of the individuals they depict. There is no evidence of any other character being race-swapped from established historical or canonical sources.
Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High
Not depicted in the film.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.1
Critic Ratings
9.5
6.4
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