The Truman Show
1998 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Critics loved it (94%), audiences adore it (8.2/10), people are still talking about it and it made about 4 times its budget. Make plans for this one.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 90 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.2/10 from 21K viewers
- AwardsSolid
2 wins, 3 other nominations — nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$264 million worldwide on a $60 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
1.5 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Kanopy
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Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Peter Weir
- Jim CarreyTruman Burbank
- Ed HarrisChristof
- Laura LinneyMeryl
- Noah EmmerichMarlon
- Natascha McElhoneLauren / Sylvia
- Holland TaylorTruman's Mother
- Paul GiamattiControl Room Director
- Brian DelateTruman's Father
- Peter KrauseLawrence
- Blair SlaterYoung Truman