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The Phoenician Scheme

Movie 2025 102 min M Comedy, Adventure, Crime
AMU 13+ * Quality ★★★★☆

Our take

The Phoenician Scheme is a quirky espionage comedy with Anderson's usual deadpan tone. It is rated PG-13 for violent content, bloody images, some sexual material, nude images, and smoking throughout. Violence is stylized rather than splatter-heavy, but assassinations and poisonings recur

Uplifting themes

Loyalty and reconciliation themes sit beside ruthless business choices

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Story (may spoil tone)

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.

Violence
Moderate
Language
Mild
Sex / nudity
Mild
Drugs / alcohol
Mild
Frightening
Mild
Self-harm / suicide
Mild
Sexual violence
Child peril / abuse
Bullying / discrimination
Gore / death / weapons
Mild
Dangerous behaviour
Eating disorders / body image
Mental health
Mild
Gambling
Grief / bereavement

Details

Violence Moderate Shootings, poisonings, plane crashes, and assassination talk in comic s…

Shootings, poisonings, plane crashes, and assassination talk in comic spy set pieces

Language Mild Some strong language during tense negotiations

Some strong language during tense negotiations

Sex / nudity Mild Art nudity, kisses, and infidelity references; no explicit sex scenes

Art nudity, kisses, and infidelity references; no explicit sex scenes

Drugs / alcohol Mild Characters smoke throughout; social drinking in European settings

Characters smoke throughout; social drinking in European settings

Frightening Mild Assassination attempts create brief suspense without horror tone

Assassination attempts create brief suspense without horror tone

Self-harm / suicide Mild Suicide is referenced in dialogue around despair and duty

Suicide is referenced in dialogue around despair and duty

Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title

No sexual violence found in this title

Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title

No child peril found in this title

Bullying / discrimination No bullying found in this title

No bullying found in this title

Gore / death / weapons Mild Brief bloody gunshot wounds and a stylized torso injury

Brief bloody gunshot wounds and a stylized torso injury

Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title

No dangerous behavior found in this title

Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title

No eating found in this title

Mental health Mild Grief and guilt color the father-daughter reconciliation

Grief and guilt color the father-daughter reconciliation

Gambling No gambling found in this title

No gambling found in this title

Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title

No grief found in this title

Talk after watching

  • A father and nun daughter navigate trust and empire building. How do families repair estrangement?
  • Wealth and power attract dangerous schemes. What makes ambition ethical?
  • The film shows nudity in paintings and books. How is art nudity different from real-life exposure?