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Good Fortune

2025 · 97 min

A warm, funny fable about class and second chances that balances slapstick angelic chaos with sincere lessons about hope and human connection.

Directed by: Aziz Ansari
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Starring: Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen

Tagline: Need a miracle?
Overview: A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a struggling gig worker and a wealthy capitalist.

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Directed by: Aziz Ansari
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy
Starring: Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
redemption
friendship
morality
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: comedy, fantasy
Directed by: Aziz Ansari
Written by: Aziz Ansari
Starring: Aziz Ansari, Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, Sherry Cola, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Blanca Araceli
Music: Carter Burwell
Cinematography: Adam Newport-Berra
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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