Aziz Ansari’s profession has led to him changing into a key participant on the hit NBC sitcom “Parks & Recreation,” growing and starring in his personal Emmy Award-winning Netflix collection with “Grasp of None,” and headlining a complete bunch of stand-up comedy specials. Now, the multi-hyphenate has made his characteristic directing debut with the dramedy “Good Fortune,” which resembles a considerably darker replace of the Frank Capra-directed vacation traditional “It is a Fantastic Life.” Along with writing, directing, and producing, Ansari additionally stars within the movie as Arj, a struggling Los Angeles man who’s barely getting by to make ends meet, just for his life to take a flip for the even worse upon making connections along with his rich tech investor boss Jeff (Seth Rogen). In an try to point out Arj that Jeff’s wealth is not every little thing it is cracked as much as be, the delightfully charming but naive angel Gabriel (Keavu Reeves) permits the pair to reside in each other’s sneakers. However issues come up when evidently this divine switcheroo has seemingly solved Arj’s issues all of sudden.
“Good Fortune” hasn’t been doing so sizzling on the field workplace, having solely grossed $15.8 million worldwide in opposition to a $30 million price range on the time of writing. It has, nevertheless, acquired a largely constructive important reception, with /Movie’s Michael Boyle praising Reeves’ efficiency and calling him the film’s clear standout in his evaluation. Fortunately, for those who’ve been unable to catch “Good Fortune” in theaters, you may quickly (very quickly, the truth is) have an opportunity to observe Ansari’s directorial debut from the consolation of your personal dwelling. Certainly, “Good Fortune” is now set to change into obtainable to both hire or buy on most PVOD platforms starting November 7, 2025, though bodily media heads should maintain off on shopping for it till December 9, 2025.
Good Fortune is about to hit PVOD in November and bodily media in December
Per traditional, must you determine to take a look at “Good Fortune” on any of the favored PVOD platforms like Prime Video, Apple TV, or Fandango at House, it’s going to value $19.99 to hire and $24.99 to purchase (a minimum of within the early going). Alternatively, these hoping to accumulate the film on bodily media might want to put together themselves to pay a literal luck of their very own. In keeping with the parents at Lionsgate, the 4K Extremely HD, Blu-ray and DVD variations of the movie will include some hefty value tags. The normal Blu-ray rounds as much as $39.99, whereas the DVD comes out to $29.99. After which, if you buy the 4K unique combo pack from Amazon, it’s going to come out at $34.99.
Simply to make issues much more complicated, the movie’s particular options are an assortment of exclusives throughout the various platforms (though I count on most of them to be on the assorted bodily media codecs). They embody:
- Audio Commentary with Author-Producer-Director Aziz Ansari and Producer Alan Yang
- Featurette – Activity Sergeant Experience-Alongside (Fandango at House Unique)
- Featurette – Do You Wish to Dance? (Apple Unique)
- Featurette – Life Swap: Making Good Fortune
- Featurette – The Los Angeles of Good Fortune
- Featurette – The Garments Make the Man…And the Angel
- Theatrical Trailer
