CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series.
CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series.
The Phoenician Scheme was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation
Type of Contender: Wide
Contender Factor: 70.8 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete)
Stage 1 – Pedigree
Director: Wes Anderson
Writers: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Stars: Benicio del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Rupert Friend, Hope Davis, Bill Murray, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Willem Dafoe, Tonio Arango, Aysha Joy Samuel, F. Murray Abraham
Techs: Barney Pilling (Ed); Bruno Delbonnel (Ci); Alexandre Desplat (Mu)
Distributor: Focus
Prior Recognition:
4+ Oscar Nominees: Hanks (5:2 – 1988-2019), Dafoe (4:0 – 1986-2018), Anderson (8:1 – 2001-2023), Delbonnel (6:0 – 2001-2021), Desplat (11:2 – 2006-2019)
Other Oscar Nominees: Del Toro (2:1 – 2000-2003), Ahmed (2:1 – 2020-2021), Cranston (1:0 – 2015), Wright (1:0 – 2023), Johansson (2:0 – 2019), Cumberbatch (2:0 – 2014-2021), Murray (1:0 – 2003), Abraham (1:1 – 1984), Coppola (1:0 – 2012), Pilling (1:0 – 2014)
Rating: 8 out of 10
Stage 2 – Content
Genre: Action, Comedy
Length: 1h 41m
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Rating: 10.5 out of 15
Stage 3 – Release
Festival: Cannes (25)
Release Date: Jun. 6, 2025
Rating: 7 out of 10
Stage 5 – Audience
Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score: 70%
CinemaScore: B-
IMDb Rating: 6.8
Box Office Tally: $19,555,015
Box Office Status: Open
Rating: 8.55 out of 15
