The Truman Show

The Truman Show

Theatrical - Wide 1998-06-04

Cast Jim Carrey Laura Linney Noah Emmerich Natascha McElhone Holland Taylor
Directed by Peter Weir
Written by Andrew Niccol

Box Office Gross: $264,118,712

Running Time: 103 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Paramount Pictures, Scott Rudin Productions

Genres: Comedy Drama

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6/10

Synopsis

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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