
Asteroid City(2023)
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.


“You won't believe what just crashed into Milton's azaleas.”
A flying saucer lands in the backyard of an elderly suburbanite with memory problems, who forms a bond with the scared alien inside.

Ben Kingsley
Milton Robinson

Harriet Sansom Harris
Sandy

Jane Curtin
Joyce

Jade Quon
Jules

Teddy Cañez
Mayor Martinez

Narea Kang
Councilwoman Wu

Edward James Hyland
Councilman Daniels

Blair Baker
Councilwoman Diane Strauss

Joshua Moore
Steve Gorham

John Skelley
Engineer
Jules is a comedy, science fiction, drama film released in 2023 exploring themes of dementia, alien, memory loss, space shuttle, extraterrestrial life form, senior citizen. Directed by Marc Turtletaub, it stars Ben Kingsley, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jane Curtin. A flying saucer lands in the backyard of an elderly suburbanite with memory problems, who forms a bond with the scared alien inside.
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