Lynn (Callina Liang), a highly intelligent high school student, wants to help her friend Grace (Taylor Hickson) pass her exams. Lynn, a genius and a master of all subjects, also attends the same school as Pat (Samuel Braun), Grace's boyfriend. Her acquaintance with Pat initiates a series of fraudulent schemes designed by Lynn to gain money. To carry out more complex schemes, Lynn needs a genius partner. She enlists Bank (Jabari Banks), an outstanding student on a scholarship. The cheating business, which initially involves only a few people, eventually grows into a highly profitable international crime.

The 2024 version of Bad Genius is a remake of Nattawut Poonpiriya's 2017 Thai box office hit, Bad Genius, distributed by GDH 559. The Film Censorship Board has classified this film for audiences aged 13 and above. (fat)