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The Truman Show (1998)

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Reviews Counted:20

Fresh:18

Rotten:2

Average Rating:7.8/10

Consensus: A funny, tender, and thought-provoking film, The Truman Show is all the more noteworthy for its remarkably prescient vision of runaway celebrity culture and a nation with an insatiable thirst for the private details of ordinary lives.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Comic actor Jim Carrey plays it (mostly) straight for this smart satire from director Peter Weir (DEAD POETS SOCIETY). The life of Truman Burbank (Carrey) has been broadcast around the world with... Comic actor Jim Carrey plays it (mostly) straight for this smart satire from director Peter Weir (DEAD POETS SOCIETY). The life of Truman Burbank (Carrey) has been broadcast around the world with tremendous success since the day he was born. A star for the mere fact that he exists, Truman has no idea that there are cameras in every corner of his world. But soon, cracks begin to show in the constructed world, and Truman questions his existence while everyone around him is in on the joke. Weir directs a fine cast, including Laura Linney as Truman's wife and Ed Harris as the show's director. Screenwriter Andrew Niccol also added interesting twists to the scripts for S1M0NE and GATTACA. [More]

Starring: Jim Carrey, Ed Harris, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich

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

Director: Peter Weir

Director: Peter Weir
Screenwriter: Andrew Niccol
Producer: Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman, Adam Schroeder
Composer: Wojciech Kilar

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A good, intelligent, insightful movie...

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
04/27/07
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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This is a profound movie for people who don't like to think, or perhaps for people who are in the media and of the media, and can't imagine any life outside it.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment 3 Comments
08/07/04
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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The result is a rarity on any screen: intelligent fun.

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07/12/02
Globe and Mail
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Adventurous, provocative, even daring

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02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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A gemlike picture crafted with rare and immaculate precision...

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/14/01
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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The conception is so audacious and inventive that the movie winds up doing something genuinely radical: it bores through the boundaries of our entire media-saturated culture.

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01/01/00
Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor
Salon.com
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I had that rare feeling of elation - of wanting to share a wonderful discovery - that comes with seeing an original, inspired piece of work.

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01/01/00
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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An appealing, offbeat, one-hundred minute diversion for those who really are tired of monsters tearing down buildings and action heroes saving the world.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
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The latter part of the film, depicting Truman's rebellion and providing him with a perfect final line, is much more conventionally conceived than its splendid start.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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One of those high-concept movies whose concept is both clever and dumb.

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01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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If Truman becomes a classic it'll be as a witty film of ideas that's graced with a mesmerizing visual dimension.

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Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Carrey turns Truman into a postmodern Capra hero.

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Owen Gleiberman
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Entertainment Weekly
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A performance of profound charm, innocence, vulnerability and pain.

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Richard Corliss
Richard Corliss
TIME Magazine
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This is a smart, engaging movie.

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Robert Horton
Robert Horton
Film.com
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The underlying ideas made the movie more than just entertainment. Like Gattaca, the previous film written by Niccol, it brings into focus the new values that technology is forcing on humanity.

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A brilliant and daring film that blends charming comedy, affecting drama, thought-provoking satire and even a touch of biblical parable.

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Sean Means
Sean Means
Film.com
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It keeps striking home ferociously.

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01/01/00
Stanley Kauffmann
Stanley Kauffmann
New Republic
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A bracingly intelligent, provocative and witty mix of entertainment values and long thoughts.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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This is a film that can stay with one for a very long time after a viewing, and even slightly change the way one looks at life and the world.

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Tom Keogh
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Film.com
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