California Schemin'
Get rich or try lying.
R / 1h 47m / Music · Comedy · Drama
In theaters Fri, Oct 9, 2026
About the film
After being ridiculed for their Scottish accents, two ambitious musicians reinvent themselves as American rappers and fool the British music industry into a lucrative record deal, only for their elaborate lie to unravel under the weight of instant fame.
Directed by James McAvoy, California Schemin' follows two Scottish musicians who reinvent themselves as American rappers to land a lucrative record deal — a music comedy-drama with a cast led by Séamus McLean Ross and Samuel Bottomley. Tagline: “Get rich or try lying.”
- Directed by
- James McAvoy
- Starring
- Séamus McLean Ross, Samuel Bottomley, Lucy Halliday, Rebekah Murrell
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