The Truman Show
1998 · Movie · PG · 103 min · ★ 8.2
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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Details
- Years
- 1998
- Release date
- 1998-06-04
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 103 min
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (20,278 votes)
- Box office
- $264,118,201
- Budget
- $60,000,000
Themes
- escape
- paranoia
- dystopia
- dark comedy
- suspicion
- video surveillance
- deception
- hidden camera
- simulated reality
- television producer
- tv show in film
- make believe
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation · 1999
- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 1998
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1999 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1999 · nominated
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- European Film Award — Best Non-European Film · 1998 · nominated
Cast & crew
Jim Carrey
as Truman Burbank
Laura Linney
as Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
Noah Emmerich
as Marlon / Louis Coltrane
Natascha McElhone
as Lauren Garland / Sylvia
Holland Taylor
as Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
Ed Harris
as Christof
Paul Giamatti
as Simeon
Brian Delate
as Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank
Peter Krause
as Lawrence
Blair Slater
as Young Truman
Directed by Peter Weir