The Truman Show
On the air. Unaware.
On the air. Unaware.
Comedy, Drama
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1998
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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.
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Runtime:
103 min
Release date:
4 Jun 1998
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Spanish, Italian, Japanese
Budget:
$60,000,000
Revenue:
$264,118,712
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 42 wins & 69 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
One of the smartest, most inventive movies in memory, it manages to be as endearing as it is provocative.
– Rita Kempley,
Washington Post,
18 Aug 2014
fresh:
The premise of Peter Weir's The Truman Show is both reasonable and ludicrous, its execution sublime.
– Jami Bernard,
New York Daily News,
18 Aug 2014
fresh:
Most movies are lucky to have one idea rattling around inside. The unusually resonant Truman positively vibrates with themes.
– Carrie Rickey,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
18 Aug 2014
fresh:
The Truman Show finds a near-miraculous balance of humor and feeling in the keen intelligence of the script by Andrew Niccol and the prodigal inventiveness of Dead Poets Society director Peter Weir at his very best.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug 2014
fresh:
To be sure, the movie has plenty of laughs, but like sunlight on the deceptively calm surface of the sea, its light humor dances fitfully over dark and dangerous undercurrents.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
18 Aug 2014