The Truman Show (1998)
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Critic 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.
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Cast
as Truman Burbank
as Christof
as Meryl
as Marlon
as Lauren/Sylvia
as Mother
as Father
as Young Truman
as Lawrence
as Mike Michaelson
as Man in Bathtub
as Vivien
as Ron
as Don
as Spencer
as Travel Agent
as Simeon/Control Room Director
as Truman's Neighbor
as Truman's Neighbor
as Truman's Neighbor
as Teacher
as News Vendor
as Insurance Co-Worker
as Ferry Worker
as Bus Driver/Ferry Captain
as Bus Supervisor
as Little Girl in Bus
as Security Guard
as Security Guard
as Man at Beach
as Truman (age 4)
as Nurse
as Surgeon
as Orderly
as Hospital Security Guard
as Policeman at Power Plant
as Policeman at Truman's House
as Policeman at Truman's House
as Man in Christmas Box
as Woman at Picnic Table
as Man at Picnic Table
as Production Assistant
as Man at Newstand
as Man at Newstand
as Ticket Taker
as TV Host
as Control Room Director
as Chloe
as Network Executive
as Network Executive
as Keyboard Artist
as Keyboard Artist
as Bar Waitress
as Bar Waitress
as Bartender
as Bar Patron
as Bar Patron
as Bar Patron
as Senior Citizen
as Senior Citizen
as Garage Attendant
as Garage Attendant
as Mother
as Daughter
as Japanese Family Member
as Japanese Family Member
as Japanese Family Member
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Critic Reviews for The Truman Show
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One of the smartest, most inventive movies in memory, it manages to be as endearing as it is provocative.
The premise of Peter Weir's The Truman Show is both reasonable and ludicrous, its execution sublime.
Most movies are lucky to have one idea rattling around inside. The unusually resonant Truman positively vibrates with themes.
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.
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.
The Truman Show will probably be the most thought-provoking "big" movie to come out this summer, and that says a whole lot more about other movies than it does about this one. You should, however, see it for Carrey's newly unveiled charms.
Audience Reviews for The Truman Show
One of the best movies I have ever seen.
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Christof: We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented. "On the air. Unaware." The Truman Show may have one of the most genius premises ever for a film. There's, especially today, always this fear of being watched. With all the paranoia about our phone calls and texts being sold to the government and with cameras everywhere and anywhere, it's a common part of our everyday. So with The Truman Show, we view a protagonist whose whole existence is a tv show. He's been on the air for thirty years, since his birth and he doesn't even know it. Truman is a married, insurance agent. That's his "character" in the tv show, The Truman Show, that he stars as. The show was created by Christof, and everyone in the town he lives in is in on it. They are all actors. Truman is beginning to suspect all this and just wants to find the girl who he really wants to be with. But the show controls his life without his even knowing it. This film is pretty much flawless. It's well thought out and just keeps getting better as it goes on, while many movies with great premises like this run out of steam near the end. The Truman Show is a perfect example, that great writing is what makes a movie great. Sure Peter Weir is legendary director and his work here is among his best, but what makes this movie so good, is definitely the screenplay. Also you gotta love Jim Carey in movies like this. This is where he thrives. So if you haven't seen The Truman Show, it is a must watch. It's nonstop fun, intelligent entertainment. The story has good ideas present at every turning point, and just when you think the movie has reached as good of quality as it can, it introduces something else that makes it even better. This is a masterpiece and it would be a shame to miss a film like this one.
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This is the new way of comedy movie should be and I must say that I'm impressed with the idea of this movie about making someone's life is a 24-hour nonstop TV show is a brilliant idea.. Andrew Niccol wrote a great screenplay while Peter Weir makes the movie wrapped amazingly.. And the cast did quite impressive even the credits should all go to Jim Carrey with probably this movie is one of his best performance.. All I can say is I like this movie and I'm happy how the story works..
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The Truman Show Quotes
| Christof: | Say something, god dammit! You are in television! You're live to the whole world! |
| Truman Burbank: | Was nothing real? |
| Christof: | You were real... that's what make you so good to watch. |
| Truman Burbank: | Was nothing real? |
| Christof: | You were real... that's what make you so good to watch. |
| Christof: | Seahaven is the way the world should be. |
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