American comedy drama directed and co-written by Wes Anderson. A small desert town in 1950s America, Asteroid City is famous for its observatory and its meteor crater. While the military test atomic weapons nearby, stargazers enjoy views of the night sky and a group of high-school students attend a convention showcasing their inventions. As Augie Steenbeck (Jason Schwartzman) struggles with how to tell his four children that their mother has passed away and that he has brought her ashes along with them, an alien arrives. As Asteroid City is locked down by the military, its inhabitants are left to try and process the otherworldly event they have witnessed. Meanwhile, a television host invites his audience behind the scenes of a new play entitled ´Asteroid City´... The ensemble cast also includes Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston and Jeffrey Wright.