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The Truman Show

Play trailer 2:32 Poster for The Truman Show PG Released Jun 5, 1998 1h 42m Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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He doesn't know it, but everything in Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) life is part of a massive TV set. Executive producer Christof (Ed Harris) orchestrates "The Truman Show," a live broadcast of Truman's every move captured by hidden cameras. Cristof tries to control Truman's mind, even removing his true love, Sylvia (Natascha McElhone), from the show and replacing her with Meryl (Laura Linney). As Truman gradually discovers the truth, however, he must decide whether to act on it.
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A funny, tender, and thought-provoking film, The Truman Show is all the more noteworthy for its remarkably prescient vision of runaway celebrity culture and a nation with an insatiable thirst for the private details of ordinary lives.

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Elvis Mitchell Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com There are no surprises in The Truman Show, except that Weir and Carrey manage to keep the picture on course. Rated: 3/5 Feb 15, 2023 Full Review Terry Lawson Detroit Free Press This is acting that isn't, but Carrey doesn't let the two-way mirror throw him; his unreality becomes his only real truth. Rated: 3/4 Feb 14, 2023 Full Review Quentin Curtis Daily Telegraph (UK) It is really about freedom... and it is to our own enslavement that this powerful, brilliant, and profound film speaks. Feb 14, 2023 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins It’s a curious social experiment idea, even if it's steeped in a fantasy so comprehensive that it always feels unconvincing. Rated: 6/10 Sep 16, 2024 Full Review James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk a prophetic comedy of ideas that hit all too close to home in our media-savvy, television-obsessed, celebrity-enthralled times Rated: 4/4 Oct 8, 2023 Full Review Luke Buckmaster Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Thinking about The Truman Show in 2023, it’s clear the film—marvellously written by Andrew Niccol—was ahead of its time in some respects and doomed to be quickly dated in others. Aug 30, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Shaun R A very good film which was and still is original. The big brother and media obsessed world we live in was captured nicely here. 1998? Wow Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/16/25 Full Review Souha A It's so good. As an agnostic, I feel like this says so much, idk Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/13/25 Full Review Josie D I loved the plot point and main theme of "you never know what's real or what to believe". The philosophical issue throughout this movie would be skepticism, since Truman didn't know what was real or not. This caused Truman to think that there's no meaning in life when it's not a real life. I think what the producers were trying to say about this issue was how people will just watch him be clueless and never try to figure out how to get Truman out that environment, instead they just keep watching for their own entertainment. I slightly agree with this, there are an elect few that will try to help you out of empathy, but mainly everybody is too focused on themselves. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 09/11/25 Full Review Omotara O Amazing work. Great Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/08/25 Full Review Daryl D Current real life Truman show Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/07/25 Full Review Joey M You will not be disappointed by this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis He doesn't know it, but everything in Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) life is part of a massive TV set. Executive producer Christof (Ed Harris) orchestrates "The Truman Show," a live broadcast of Truman's every move captured by hidden cameras. Cristof tries to control Truman's mind, even removing his true love, Sylvia (Natascha McElhone), from the show and replacing her with Meryl (Laura Linney). As Truman gradually discovers the truth, however, he must decide whether to act on it.
Director
Peter Weir
Producer
Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Adam Schroeder
Screenwriter
Andrew Niccol
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 5, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$125.6M
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Surround
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