The Truman Show
About The Truman Show
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.
Peter Weir's The Truman Show is a 1998 comedy film. Jim Carrey takes the lead as Truman Burbank, Laura Linney as Meryl Burbank, Noah Emmerich as Marlon, and Natascha McElhone as Lauren Garland.
Released in June 1998, it runs 103 minutes. Written by Andrew Niccol. Production companies include Paramount Pictures and Scott Rudin Productions.
Shelv files it under awestruck, paranoia, deception, and actor. In the United States it streams on fuboTV and Philo. It scores 8.2 out of 10 from 21,153 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.
The Invitation, The Captive, and Paranoia make useful companions to The Truman Show, all filed under suspicion.