Comedy, Adventure, Crime  •  2025  •  102 min  •  Teen (13+)

The Phoenician Scheme (2025)

The Phoenician Scheme poster

The Phoenician Scheme (2025)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive

Viewer Rating
6.9

Overview

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 Cast

Benicio Del Toro  •   Mia Threapleton  •   Michael Cera


Where to watch

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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High

The film explicitly critiques hypercapitalism, Western imperialism, and neocolonialism, framing these issues as a spiritual crisis and positioning itself firmly within progressive ideological discourse.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: High

The movie incorporates DEI aspects through its diverse ensemble cast, which includes actors of various ethnic backgrounds in significant roles. It also explores themes of gender equity, ethical business practices, and moral responsibility, presenting a nuanced engagement with social justice concerns within its narrative.

Secondary

Christianity: Positive
Confidence: High

The film portrays Catholicism with respect and depth, focusing on a character's sincere conversion, repentance, and the hope of salvation. It explores Christian themes of piety and redemption, with the narrative affirming the transformative power of the faith.

LGBTQ: N/A
Confidence: High

The Phoenician Scheme primarily explores themes of family legacy, capitalism, and ethical conflicts through the story of Zsa-zsa Korda and his daughter. Based on available information, the film does not portray or thematically address the LGBTQ+ community, focusing instead on its central narrative without engaging with queer representation.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

Based on all available pre-release information, including plot summaries and cast details for *The Phoenician Scheme*, there is no indication of any transsexual characters or themes present in the film. Therefore, the film's net impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals is N/A.

Female Combat: No
Confidence: High

Based on available information, the film's combat scenes primarily involve male characters. There are no descriptions or summaries indicating that any female character engages in or wins close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. Female characters are not depicted in such combat roles.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film is an original story, not an adaptation of existing material or historical events. Its characters do not have pre-established canonical or historical genders to differ from.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

All major characters in "The Phoenician Scheme" are original creations for this film and are not based on prior source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. Therefore, no character has a pre-established race that could be swapped.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

6.9

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.6
The Movie Database logo
6.5

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
7.7
Metacritic logo
7.0

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