Upgraded is a 2024 American romantic comedy film directed by Carlson Young and starring Camila Mendes, Archie Renaux, Thomas Kretschmann, Grégory Montel, Lena Olin and Marisa Tomei.
[2] The film is a modern-day retelling of the classic fairytale "Cinderella"[2] and was released on Amazon Prime Video on February 9, 2024.
The story concerns Ana Santos, an ignored-but-ambitious intern in the New York art world whose life and career take a turn when by happenstance she is upgraded to first class on a flight to London.
Ana inadvertentally misleads William into believing she is the art director of her company's New York office.
Ana ends up at Catherine’s to recover her laptop which she left behind in her car, and finds herself in the middle of a party.
There, she sees Catherine's extensive art collection, meets a famous painter, and continues to let them believe she is the director of a New York auction house.
This impresses her, who is currently facing tension with Gerard, the art director for the Paris office, as they vie for the same position.
In August 2022, it was reported that Camila Mendes and Archie Renaux were cast in the film, which entered production in the United Kingdom.
[7] The film was soundtracked by Isom Innis of Foster the People, with several tracks contributed by Rudy Mancuso.
The website's consensus reads: "Lightly entertaining even as it hews to genre convictions, Upgraded is an appealing option for anyone seeking a good old-fashioned rom-com.