The Phoenician Scheme

The Phoenician Scheme

If something gets in your way: flatten it.

2025•1h 42m•6.5/10

ComedyAdventureCrime

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(916)

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.

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Production

American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, Studio Babelsberg

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Benicio del Toro

Benicio del Toro

Zsa-zsa Korda

Mia Threapleton

Mia Threapleton

Sister Liesl

Michael Cera

Michael Cera

Bjorn Lund

Riz Ahmed

Riz Ahmed

Prince Farouk

Tom Hanks

Tom Hanks

Leland

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Reagan

Mathieu Amalric

Mathieu Amalric

Marseille Bob

Richard Ayoade

Richard Ayoade

Sergio

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch

Uncle Nubar

Jeffrey Wright

Jeffrey Wright

Marty

Scarlett Johansson

Scarlett Johansson

Cousin Hilda

Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Excalibur

Hope Davis

Hope Davis

Mother Superior

Bill Murray

Bill Murray

God

Willem Dafoe

Willem Dafoe

Knave

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Broadcloth

Charlotte Gainsbourg

Charlotte Gainsbourg

1st Wife

F. Murray Abraham

F. Murray Abraham

Prophet

Steve Park

Steve Park

The Pilot

Scott Shepherd

Scott Shepherd

Field Reporter

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