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Click

Name: Click
Director: Frank Coraci
Released: 2006
Duration: 107 min

Representation Score

2.4/10

Limited

2006

PG-13

Director

Frank Coraci

Runtime

107 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Click is a conventional domestic drama that upholds traditional Western social structures. While it offers a critique of corporate dehumanization and the 'rat race,' it does so through a narrow lens of individual moral conflict. The film maintains a highly homogeneous demographic profile, lacking multi-layered complexity. It relies on established gender roles and a singular cultural experience of the American professional class. Ultimately, the narrative reinforces traditional values rather than challenging them, limiting its scope of representation.

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Category Breakdown

Does Click have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-traditional gender identities.

How does Click portray gender?

Limited

The narrative emphasizes traditional gender roles, with the female lead serving mainly as an emotional support rather than having significant independent influence.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Click?

Minimal

The film's setting is predominantly white and middle-class, with no intentional inclusion of diverse ethnic backgrounds.

How does Click represent religion and culture?

Fair

The story uses the traditional nuclear family to critique corporate greed, focusing on personal responsibility rather than broader societal issues.

Does Click include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no meaningful depiction of physical or neurodivergent disabilities, using magical realism instead of realistic portrayals.

Present on Screen

Offers a nuanced critique of capitalist structures and the dehumanizing nature of corporate ambition.

Limited or Absent

Includes no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender expressions.
Does not feature diverse racial or ethnic identities within the social landscape.
Relies on traditional gender roles where female characters lack independent ability to act.
Provides no visibility or ability to act for characters with physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

A married workaholic, Michael Newman doesn't have time for his wife and children, not if he's to impress his ungrateful boss and earn a well-deserved promotion. So when he meets Morty, a loopy sales clerk, he gets the answer to his prayers: a magical remote that allows him to bypass life's little distractions with increasingly hysterical results.

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