California Schemin' (2026)

6.0/10 107 min Music Comedy Drama

Overview

In the late 1990s, Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd had their musical ambitions consistently ridiculed for having the 'wrong' accents, so they went for broke and reinvented themselves as Californian rappers. The duo re-recorded their own tracks with fake accents and turned up in London claiming to be an established duo on the Cali scene as well as childhood friends with Eminem. They quickly bagged themselves a record deal, a hefty sum in advances, and an appearance on MTV... until it all came crashing down.

Cast

Séamus McLean Ross

Gavin Bain

Samuel Bottomley

Billy Boyd

James McAvoy

Anthony

Lucy Halliday

Mary Boyd

Amber Anderson

Amy

Sonny Poon Tip

Simon

Rebekah Murrell

Tessa

David Witts

David Goren

Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong

Chloè Anais Hunt

James Corden

Joy McAvoy

Recommendations

All Eyez on Me
Fear of a Black Hat
Blaze
CB4
8 Mile
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
Bodied
I'm Still Here
Beats
Notorious
Grace of My Heart
Hustle & Flow
Juice
The After Party
Krush Groove
Patti Cake$
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Taking Woodstock
The Forty-Year-Old Version
Jailhouse Rock