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Michael Newman is a busy architect whose career consumes nearly all his hours, leaving his marriage and kids sidelined. When he meets Morty, an eccentric salesman, he gets what seems like an answer: a remote control that can pause, fast-forward, and skip the annoying bits of life. At first it's a dream tool that lets him breeze through traffic, chores and awkward conversations, but the shortcuts begin to have unexpected personal costs. The film follows Michael as he experiments with the device, discovers its limits, and faces the emotional consequences of choosing convenience over attention. His ungrateful boss and the pressure to earn a promotion make the remote's promise tempting and risky, and it exposes how compromises snowball over years.

Released in 2006, the movie was directed by Frank Coraci and written by Mark O'Keefe and Steve Koren. Adam Sandler leads an ensemble cast that includes Kate Beckinsale, Christopher Walken, David Hasselhoff and Henry Winkler, and it opened widely in theaters.

It performed strongly at the box office, drawing mainstream audiences and reinforcing Sandler's appeal in studio comedies. The film also kept visibility through home entertainment and TV broadcasts, with repeat viewers helping it reach a broad audience beyond theaters.

Critical response was mixed, mirrored widely by a 6.3/10 vote average from many viewers. Reviewers often praised the high concept and Christopher Walken's oddball presence, while faulting uneven tone and heavy-handed sentiment. Main themes include work-life balance, regret over missed moments, and the unintended costs of trying to shortcut time.

Its central gimmick, a 'remote' for life, entered pop culture as shorthand for wishing away small annoyances, and clips and jokes about the device turned up in TV sketches and online commentary often. The film's mix of slapstick and melodrama kept conversations alive about how humor and heart can mix.