Asteroid City

Asteroid City

"You can't wake up if you don't fall asleep"

Directed by Wes Anderson

Produced by Indian Paintbrush, American Empirical Pictures

2023105 min6.5 / 10

A meticulously constructed, visually stylized meditation on grief, meaning, and storytelling set in a 1950s desert town where an alien encounter disrupts a space convention and forces characters to confront loss and existential uncertainty.

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Asteroid City one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 94% of films.

  • Is Asteroid City sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.

  • Is Asteroid City violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Asteroid City easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Asteroid City scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.

  • Does Asteroid City end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise10

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Like Asteroid City

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Asteroid City

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Asteroid City, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Asteroid City, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Asteroid City, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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