The Phoenician Scheme

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The Phoenician Scheme

PG-13

Released Jun 6

1h 41m

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The story of a family and a family business.

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Critics Consensus

A caper made with all the intricacy of a Rube Goldberg machine, The Phoenician Scheme doesn't deviate from Wes Anderson's increasingly ornate style but delivers the formula with mannered delicacy.

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Another meticulously staged production by Wes Anderson, The Phoenician Scheme is an A-list variety show that will particularly tickle Andersonites with its whimsical dead-pan delivery of verbal delicacies.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

The Phoenician Scheme is very agreeable and charming.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jun 20, 2025

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Adam Kempenaar

Filmspotting

Is there a future where I revisit Phoenician and find it significantly funnier and more profound (as was the case with Grand Budapest)? Yes, but unlike Korda’s redemption arc, mine isn’t imminent.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jun 13, 2025

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Sam Adams

Slate

If Asteroid City was Wes Anderson’s defense of his own methods... The Phoenician Scheme is his exploration of everything those methods aren’t sufficient to encompass.

Jun 13, 2025

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Lola Rosario

LatinaMedia.Co

The dark comedy/drama adventure film shines by stretching the limits of impossibility to sheer incredulity.

Sep 1, 2025

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Brandon Lewis

Geek Vibes Nation

While none of us will ever engage in a fight with Benedict Cumberbatch using obscenely expensive pottery as weapons, we can all understand the desire to leave the world better than we entered it.

Rated: 8/10

Aug 31, 2025

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Stephen Garrett

Book & Film Globe

Genteel thriller The Phoenician Scheme is Wes Anderson’s most single-minded, plot-driven, self-mocking movie in years—a propulsive hoot that inevitably indulges but rarely dwells on precious tangents and eccentric caricatures.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 26, 2025

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Marcel

Another great by Wes Anderson. Benicio Del Toro killed it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/25

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Samantha

Art house film meets mob movie - it was an interesting watch. Worth a watch if you are a Wes Anderson fan.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/25

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Eric

if you're a fan of Wes Anderson, watch this film, you won't be disappointed. was left a bit adrift after Astroid City, I liked the some of its parts. The Phoenician Scheme is definitely more of a return to form and the cast is great! Benicio del Toro is great as well as Mia Threapleton who plays his estranged daughter. go watch it If you can, it'll be a fun time to be had.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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Brian G

Hilarious, clever. Will definitely watch again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/23/25

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Todd

I love movies like this but this one was hard to follow. Im still not sure what it was really about. Lol

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Theresa S

I hated it. It was boring. I fell asleep.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/20/25

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Synopsis

The story of a family and a family business.

Director: Wes Anderson
Producer: Wes Anderson, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson, John Peet
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Distributor: Focus Features
Production Co: American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush
Rating: PG-13 (Nude Images|Bloody Images|Smoking Throughout|Some Sexual Material|Violent Content)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 6, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 8, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $19.5M
Runtime: 1h 41m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

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