Asteroid City

Asteroid City unfolds in a sunbaked desert town in the mid-1950s, where a convention for Junior Stargazer and Space Cadet enthusiasts brings together families, dreamers, and scientists. In a film that feels like a living diorama, the routine itinerary of lectures, skits, and starry-eyed performances is upended by a sequence of otherworldly events that challenge memory, order, and the town's sense of itself. Rather than a straightforward adventure, the story stitches together vignettes centered on mundane worries, scientific curiosity, and personal longing, all through Wes Anderson's precise framing and deadpan humor. The result is a stylized reflection on wonder and the fragility of ordinary life.

Directed by Wes Anderson with a screenplay by Anderson and Roman Coppola, Asteroid City draws on mid-century sci fi and theater traditions to create its signature picture book visual world.

Worldwide box office reached about 53.9 million dollars against a 25 million dollar budget, signaling solid performance for a stylized indie auteur project rather than a blockbuster hit.

Critics have highlighted the film's playful yet reflective tone and its signature visual storytelling. The film explores memory and communal ritual, the pull of discovery, and how spectacle reshapes a small town when faced with extraordinary events.