The Truman Show

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The Truman Show

PG

1998

1h 42m

Comedy

Drama

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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. Christof 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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Critics Consensus

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

02/15/2023

3/5

There are no surprises in The Truman Show, except that Weir and Carrey manage to keep the picture on course.

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Terry Lawson

Detroit Free Press

02/14/2023

3/4

This is acting that isn't, but Carrey doesn't let the two-way mirror throw him; his unreality becomes his only real truth.

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Quentin Curtis

Daily Telegraph (UK)

02/14/2023

It is really about freedom... and it is to our own enslavement that this powerful, brilliant, and profound film speaks.

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

09/16/2024

6/10

It’s a curious social experiment idea, even if it's steeped in a fantasy so comprehensive that it always feels unconvincing.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

10/08/2023

4/4

a prophetic comedy of ideas that hit all too close to home in our media-savvy, television-obsessed, celebrity-enthralled times

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Luke Buckmaster

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

08/30/2023

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.

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Thyaagu C

@Thyaagu 1d

Does a truly believable person other than parents exist in our world?!

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Tabs W

@tabsers 4d

The cinematography and the way it's beyond creative with the "hidden camera" shot choices, the moments that the audience & crew are introduced to show their reactions, the absolute PERFORMANCE that Jim Carrey puts on here... it all comes together to create a truly moving, and horrifying, film. I love that we don't know where Truman exits to. The future is up to him for the first time. And I also love how, the more you think about it, the more you realize what an absolutely horrifying reality he's about to walk into. He's about to enter a world where every single person knows who he is, but he doesn't know anything about the real world. He will never have a normal life, no matter how much love he discovers in the real world. Now I can't help but wonder what the audience is feeling watching me write this review, right now. Do you think they're cheering? Do you think they're on the edge of their seat, waiting for me to realize it's all just a show? …and ultimately, how’s it going to end?

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yo R

@yorobot 5d

classic. good.make you rethink your life

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James E.

@JamesE167 Mar 2

This is greatness while being truly terrifying as a concept unintentional. One of Jim Carey’s best films, which is saying a lot,

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Val T

@valer1e Mar 2

The greatest thing I got from Year 8 English was being able to watch this movie. One of my favourites. I don't think I'll ever tire of rewatching it.

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Mateus C

@Mateus306 Feb 23

Incrível, fantástico, sem discussão esse é de longe o melhor filme do Jim Carrey

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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. Christof 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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