"The most Wes Anderson film Wes Anderson has made. And for that reason the best."—Paul Schrader (First Reformed)
"A top-tier Wes Anderson original that brings back the carefree fun and charm of some of his best works."—Lex Briscuso, Slashfilm
"Maybe the director’s most intricately ornate piece of world-building."—Owen Gleiberman, Variety
It is September 1955, and the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention (organized to bring together students and parents from across the country for fellowship and scholarly competition) has taken over the small town of Asteroid City (population 83) where a nearby atomic testing facility has been the source of recent explosions. Little do the eccentric families with gifted children and their disaffected parents know that they are about to have their plans spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.