The Phoenician Scheme

About The Phoenician Scheme

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.

The Phoenician Scheme (2025) is a comedy thriller film directed by Wes Anderson. The film is filed under espionage, nun, apathetic, and assassination attempt.

Benicio del Toro takes the lead as Zsa-zsa Korda, Mia Threapleton as Sister Liesl, Michael Cera as Bjorn Lund, and Riz Ahmed as Prince Farouk. At 102 minutes long, it arrived in May 2025.

The screenplay is by Wes Anderson. It was produced by American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush, and Studio Babelsberg. It streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States.

Tenet, Sister Act, and The Killer make useful companions to The Phoenician Scheme, all filed under arms dealer and dark comedy. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 1,092 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.