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In a contemplative coming of age portrait, PINBALL follows Yosef, a spirited athlete, in Louisville, Kentucky as he dives into the memories of his journey from Iraq to America and what it means to chase his dreams in the shadow of a war that displaced his family from their Iraqi homeland.

A teenager becomes fascinated with witchcraft, but things go terribly wrong. He flees to a cemetery, where he encounters Death in a dark, nearly deserted arcade. Amid metaphysical conversations and pinball high scores, he tries to outwit Death and earn another chance at the game.

Nesquick has a guy in the trunk. The other, Diego, tries to convince him to open it because he is drowning, but Nesquick doubts that it could be a death trap.

As George Antheil's avant-garde composition "Ballet Mecanique (1952 revision)" plays, a dizzying array of abstract paintings are captured in close-up, spun around, and rapidly edited together. Grotesque and frightening creatures start to emerge through the flickering shapes and patterns.

It's a summer of fun for two teenaged boys who spend their time chasing two sisters, annoying a biker gang, and basically getting into typical sophomoric hijinks whenever they can.

Huang, a middle-aged driving tester, has a problem: his 20th Wedding Anniversary is fast approaching and he has to fulfil a promise that he made to his wife 10 years ago - to bring her around the park on a bicycle. But till today, Huang has not mastered the skill of cycling. What will happen on the big day?

The art and science to better pinball play.

A boy dreams of racing school buses at the local speedway.

On the eve of his wedding, Esteban returns to a Brooklyn bar that houses an unlikely old friend: a softly glowing spaceship-themed pinball machine, quietly outfitted with a long-forgotten civic AI memory system.

A character piece between a widower and his teenage daughter, as the father realizes his tomboy child is becoming a young woman.

What's the use in owning a pinball machine if you don't know anyone who can fix it?

A pinball story told by pinball people.

A delivery boy is in for a big surprise when a giant pinball rampages throughout his city. Will he have what it takes to stop the pinball from destroying his home?

An experimental film by Heather McAdams

The dramatic comedy is based on the true story of writer and pinball wizard Roger Sharpe, chronicling his journey to overturn New York City’s 35-year ban on pinball.

Hapless heroes Derrick and Max transport a pinball machine to a would=be customer. However, they have no idea the pinball machine is possessed with a revenge spirit dead set on getting her due. Once the game is activated, all hell breaks loose and the Demon Queen is set on a rampage of destruction.

Immerse yourself in rare and vintage pinball games made during the golden age of pinball. Featuring 30 games from the San Diego Pinball Museum, this video captures the sights and sounds that made pinball an American institution. Each machine contains a nugget of pinball history - be it a mechanical novelty, a reflection of a popular theme, or a gambling contrivance. Above all, they're plain fun to play!

Set in 1980s Gainesville, Florida, a pinball-loving college freshman must join forces with an arcade veteran to defeat the villainous local league.

Tom Hintenach has one job... Keep over 100 pinball machines running. At all times.

Wade Krause is a master craftsman restoring and recycling vintage pinball machines in a funky studio in rural California. Collaborating on custom art games with pop artists like Dirty Donny, Wade reinvents pinball for today.

The story of Gary Valentine and Alana Kane growing up, running around and going through the treacherous navigation of first love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.

When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big, he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight, but he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups, including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.

After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a religious cult.

A white dropout struggles to become a cartoonist and filmmaker, drawing inspiration from the harsh, gritty world around him. Still sharing his rundown apartment with his middle-aged parents, an oafish slob of an Italian father and a ditzy nutcase of a Jewish mother, he's ridiculed and looked down upon by his friends, hypocrites who run with violent gangs and the Italian Mafia, and a shallow Black girl who makes her living downtown with the pimps and pushers. The cartoonist gets a chance to pitch a film idea to a movie mogul, but the story proves too outrageous: a far-future Earth, depleted by war and pollution, where a mutant antihero challenges and kills God.

Happy go-lucky teen Billy Duncan discovers an otherworldly laser gun in the southern California desert, making him the target of a pair of aliens who had recently executed its previous owner.

Tilt is the story of a precocious young girl who is a pinball wizard. Because she does not get on with her parents, Tilt is contemplating running away from home. Skipping school one day, she decides to go to to Mickey's Bar. Mickey, who is Tilt's good friend, helps her set up a gambler for a pinball game. Because the gambler is unaware of Tilt's pinball wizardry, he is easily hustled out of his money. While watching the confrontation, a young man named Neil Gallagher, who is an aspiring musician, is impressed with Tilt's ability, congratulating her after the win. Neil invites Tilt to watch him sing at a rock concert, and after his performance she believes he can become a great singer. Because Neil needs money for a demo tape of his songs, he has an idea of taking Tilt with him and having her hustle would-be gamblers.

A small-town kid hears about the wild nights of cruising the boulevard in Van Nuys, California. He drives out there to check it out, and gets involved with drag racers, topless dancers and bikers.

Mastering classic pinball arcade games requires focus, agility and dedication. Robert Gagno has all these traits. It might explain why he surged from a complete unknown to one of the world's best players in five years. The achievement is even more impressive considering he was diagnosed with autism at age three. His success on the pinball circuit made him part of a community that provided acceptance and encouragement. With his parents' support and determination, Robert has exceeded every expectation placed upon him. As he approaches adulthood, his next challenge is to become more self-sufficient and gain his independence. From high-stakes tournaments across the continent to his day-to-day search for employment, we follow Robert's persistent progression to overcome obstacles and manage the highs of success and lows of falling short. In Wizard Mode, flashing lights and triple combos highlight an outstanding individual who continues to beat the odds and set records.

Rick Lemming (Rijk de Goyer) lives in the heart of Amsterdam, where he holds a dovecote and a saloon with slot machines. His best friend Ed Svaan, the champion of karate in the Netherlands, is deeply in love with singer Lily (Sylvia Christelle). With the help of Ed, Lilly concludes a contract with a television director who assures everyone that he will make a high-profile film. Rijk wants to check where his boyfriend and girlfriend are being drawn in and secretly watches the shootings. In fact, a pornographic film is being shot.

Discover the untold story of Pinball and Arcade in Australia in this heart-warming, and at times heart-breaking, nostalgic journey through the golden era of gaming.

A married couple working together at a pinball museum explore the state of pinball and what it means to them.

What made more money than the entire American movie industry through the 50s and 60s? Pinball. Special When Lit rediscovers the lure of a lost pop icon. A product of the mechanical and electrical age, the American invention swept the world and defined cool. Now it is relegated to a nostalgic footnote deserving a better fate. Joining the fans, collectors, designers and champion players from across the globe who share a world many of us didn't know still existed.

A night in the life of a pinball wizard.

An arctic saloon. The tiny dog, Dan McFoo, is playing a pinball-like marble game in the back. His girlfriend, Sue, sounding like Katharine Hepburn, stands by. A stranger comes in with eyes for Sue; he begins a boxing match with Dan. After Dan gets knocked down, he accuses the stranger of having something in the glove; the ref finds four horseshoes and a horse. After the fight goes on a while with no conclusion, the narrator tosses a couple of guns, the lights go out, and Dan is shot or is he?

A run-through of, art rock duo, Pinball's formation, discography, and all-around existence, with featured interview snippets from other musicians, record store owners, and visual artists.

This hard-hitting documentary features the story of Canadian football star, Andrew Harris. Filmed over the course of his final season in the CFL, the film follows him on his quest for a fourth straight Grey Cup victory, while retrospectively exploring his emotional and controversial life to-date. Set against the backdrop of the Toronto Argonauts 150th anniversary season, "Running Back Relentless" is an emotional and inspirational story that reaches audiences beyond the usual football fan.

When a group of teens discover a dead body at a get-together, chaos erupts—but as paranoia builds and the bodies pile up, they must think outside the box in order to catch the killer.