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The Truman Show
The Truman Show

The Truman Show

1998 103 min ★ 8.2 Comedy, Drama

In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running real-time reality TV show.

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Cast

Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

Truman Burbank

Laura Linney

Laura Linney

Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill

Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich

Marlon / Louis Coltrane

Natascha McElhone

Natascha McElhone

Lauren Garland / Sylvia

Holland Taylor

Holland Taylor

Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Christof

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

Simeon

Brian Delate

Brian Delate

Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank

Peter Krause

Peter Krause

Lawrence

Blair Slater

Blair Slater

Young Truman

Details

Director

Peter Weir

Tagline

"On the air. Unaware."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$60,000,000

Revenue

$264,118,712

Production

Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

Reviews

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Evan Zuqenshi

October 14, 2014

★ 8/10

**"The Truman Show"** dares to question the reality. It's original, complex, and philosophical. It manages to make you feel truly frustrated and **claustrophobic**. Perhaps many of us can relate to Truman as we live in a time of routines. We often live our lives without giving a second thought to the simplicity and meaninglessness of life itself. Our limited perspectives keep us from seeing. T...

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tmdb32492600

July 15, 2017

Truman...One of my favourite films. It's just hilarious. The whole concept that this man thinks he is living in the real world. Very well done to the Director and Writers!

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Dsnake1

May 7, 2018

★ 9/10

On the surface, The Truman Show is about a man who has lived his life trapped inside of a bubble. He tries the entire movie to pop the bubble, and he eventually does. Under that layer, though, is a complex theme. Does Truman really enjoy his cell? He seemed to for years. At the same time, he struggled with memories, but don't we all? As the viewer, we're left to determine the morality of the...

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aardwark69

April 11, 2020

★ 8/10

In a world experimenting with big brother reality shows and questioning what is real in a mtrix kind of way, The Truman Show is a splendid and well executed movie about a man owned by a corporation from birth, who lives on the set while not being aware of the fact that everything around him is fake. Brilliant Jim Carey.

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r96sk

March 9, 2021

★ 9/10

Such a well executed plot. So much fun to watch. Jim Carrey, an actor I always enjoying watching, is terrific in the lead as Truman - he kills every moment, very much the perfect person to play this role. Laura Linney (Hannah), Ed Harris (Christof) and Noah Emmerich (Louis) are the best of the rest, while Paul Giamatti (Simeon) even appears. <em>'The Truman Show'</em> is one of those films t...

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