The Phoenician Scheme fingerprintHigh energy, striking style, emotionally cool.
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and class and money
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
Functional look and sound
Nerve-racking and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
The Phoenician Scheme is nerve-racking, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Emotionally reserved
Much of it is about family.
It keeps its emotions at a distance. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and class and money
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and class and money.
Solid, not remarkable
Layered plot that rewards full attention.
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable. The plot is layered and rewards full attention.
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The Phoenician Scheme is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Peacock Premium+ in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.6, Rotten Tomatoes 77%, and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
1 h 42 min
The Phoenician Scheme runs 1 h 42 min.
Not quite. Critics rate The Phoenician Scheme higher (74) than audiences (65). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $30 million to make and earned $41 million worldwide, 1.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some French, Spanish. Produced in United States, Germany.
+74GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Phoenician Scheme in 88 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 92 storytelling tropes for The Phoenician Scheme, including Informed Poverty, White Is Pure, Took a Level in Kindness.
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