The Truman Show

Film - 1998 - Comedy, Drama

The story

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.

Directed by

Peter Weir

Starring

Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris

Where to watch

netflix, stan

Ratings

IMDb 8.2 out of 10

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Film · 1998 · Comedy · Drama

The Truman Show

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✦ Dystopia✦ Critically loved
The story

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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Ratings
IMDb
8.2 / 10
1.4M votes
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94%
Tomatometer
4.22 / 5
4.8M ratings · Letterboxd
TMDB
8.2 / 10
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Details
TypeFilm
GenreComedy, Drama
Runtime1h 42m
RatedPG
Release1998-06-04
Where to watch
Netflix
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