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2025 · Movie · 1h 42m · PG-13

The Phoenician Scheme

CriticsCritics: 74
AudienceAudience: 6.7

A wealthy businessman names his only daughter, a nun, as heir while launching an ambitious new enterprise. As they work through complicated business dealings, they face scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and repeated assassination attempts that put their uneasy partnership under pressure.

My take

You’ll likely enjoy this if you appreciate eccentric characters, elaborate visuals, fast wit, and surreal comedy, especially in Asteroid City or Isle of Dogs; Not for you if you prefer emotional realism, straightforward plots, or broad laughs.

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Cast

Benicio del ToroMia ThreapletonMichael CeraRiz AhmedTom HanksBryan CranstonMathieu AmalricRichard Ayoade

Director

Wes Anderson

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