Good Fortune

Gabriel, a low-ranking guardian angel, intervenes when Arj almost crashes while texting and driving. He resolves to watch over Arj rather than merely keeping people safe. Over the next days, Gabriel quietly observes Arj’s hopes, habits, and struggles.

Arj begins a relationship with Elena, who is campaigning to unionize their hardware store workplace. Her activism frames their interactions and adds pressure to Arj’s choices. The romance anchors his ordinary life amid ambition and workplace politics.

While making deliveries, Arj meets Jeff, a wealthy tech investor who hires him as an assistant. Jeff sees potential in Arj and offers a path to stability and influence. This connection ignites a reversal of fortunes that drives the plot.

Jeff recommends a supposedly affordable restaurant for Arj and Elena, but the evening spins out of control when Arj uses Jeff’s corporate card to pay the bill. The misused card is discovered, and Jeff fires him on the spot. The humiliation deepens Arj’s sense of failure.

Arj’s delivery app bans him, and he starts donating plasma to cope with finances. He falls asleep in a Denny’s and wakes to find his car towed for unpaid tickets. Sensing desperation, Gabriel reveals a vision of a possible future and swaps lives with Jeff to illustrate a different path.

Arj discovers he is now the wealthy tech investor with Jeff’s assets, enjoying money and status. Jeff becomes Arj’s assistant, facing ordinary, grounded responsibilities. Despite the shock, Arj feels empowered by wealth, believing it solves many of his problems.

Gabriel’s supervisor, Martha, uncovers his intervention in Arj’s life and disciplines him by removing some angel powers. She orders Arj and Gabriel to return to their original lives, testing their boundaries over free will. The incident raises questions about responsibility and influence.

During a party, Gabriel confronts Arj and helps restore Jeff’s memories. The trio agrees that Arj will switch back after a few days, though he resists funding Jeff’s ventures as a personal test. Gabriel then accompanies Jeff, and they retreat to a motel to hustle for income.

Arj tries to reconnect with Elena, but she rejects his dismissive attitude toward her activism. He texts her in a bid for reconciliation, and a driving incident sends him into a coma. Meanwhile, Jeff and Gabriel struggle to survive, sleeping in their car as the new dynamic collapses around them.

Gabriel is fired by Martha and takes a humble human job as a dishwasher, facing the grind of ordinary life. Arj wakes from his coma and pretends he has no memory of the swap to delay returning to his old life. Jeff schemes to exploit the situation by planning to steal Arj’s watches.

Arj attends a birthday party where tensions rise as Jeff attempts to steal his expensive watches. Elena reminds him that wealth isn’t what she fights for. When the confrontation escalates, Arj shoots Jeff in the arm, revealing that his memory loss was a ruse.

Gabriel explains that the switch can only be permanent if Arj truly desires it, not out of guilt. Arj accepts, switches back to his original life, and the timeline resets with Jeff returning to his ordinary life and supporting better treatment for gig workers. Arj resumes his documentary about gig workers and continues his relationship with Elena, while Gabriel watches over them.