20251h 42mDir. Wes Anderson

The Phoenician Scheme

Name: The Phoenician Scheme
Genre: Comedy, Adventure
Released: 2025-05-23
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 5
Cast: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks

“If something gets in your way: flatten it.”

ComedyAdventure

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Wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins.

Starring:Benicio del Toro,Mia Threapleton,Michael Cera,Riz Ahmed,Tom Hanks

Featured Cast

(12 actors)

Benicio del Toro

Zsa-zsa Korda

Mia Threapleton

Sister Liesl

Michael Cera

Bjorn Lund

Riz Ahmed

Prince Farouk

Tom Hanks

Leland

Bryan Cranston

Reagan

Mathieu Amalric

Marseille Bob

Richard Ayoade

Sergio

Benedict Cumberbatch

Uncle Nubar

Jeffrey Wright

Marty

Scarlett Johansson

Cousin Hilda

Rupert Friend

Excalibur

Key Production Crew

Director

Wes Anderson

Screenplay & Writers

Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Wes Anderson

Cinematography

Bruno Delbonnel

Original Score

Alexandre Desplat

Producers

Wes Anderson, Steven M. Rales, Jeremy Dawson

Film Details

Budget$30,000,000

Box Office Revenue$40,566,381

Original Languageen

Production Studios

American Empirical PicturesIndian PaintbrushStudio Babelsberg

Keywords & Themes

#nun#espionage#dark comedy#arms dealer#industrialist#international organization#family abandonment#public works#father daughter reunion#moral transformation

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Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

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“The Phoenician Scheme”: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Trust the Cera. “My reasons? I’m not saying. I’m saying, I’m not saying.” - Zsa-zsa Korda "Break but don't Bend" LMAO Anderson's art speaks farther by ...

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