Click (2006)

6.4PG-13107 minDirector: Frank Coraci

2006 comedy-drama film by Frank Coraci

Click is a 2006 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, both of whom produced with Jack Giarraputo, Neal H. Moritz, and Adam Sandler, who also starred in the lead role. The film co-stars Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, Henry Winkler, David Hasselhoff, Julie Kavner, and Sean Astin. Sandler plays Michael Newman, a workaholic family man and architect who acquires a magical universal remote that enables him to control reality. The film is inspired by "The Magic Thread", a folk tale included in The Book of Virtues: A Treasury of Great Moral Stories.

Filming began in late 2005 and was finished by early 2006. Sony Pictures Releasing, under Columbia Pictures, released Click in the United States on June 23, 2006, and received mixed reviews. It was made on a budget of $85 million and grossed $268.7 million. It was nominated for Best Makeup at the 79th Academy Awards (it lost the award to Pan's Labyrinth). This makes Click the only Sandler-produced film to be nominated for an Academy Award.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Click about?
Click (2006) — Michael Newman (Sandler) is a hard-working family man who must please his boss (Hasselhoff) in order to get promoted. This gives him less time with his family, and he wishes for a remote with which to control his life. This soon comes true when he meets Morty (Walken), a crazy sa
Is Click based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Click scary?
Content rating: PG-13. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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