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The Truman Show

On the air. Unaware.

8.2(21,043)19981h 43m44

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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Status
Released
Budget
$60M
Box office
$264.1M
Language
English
  • escape
  • paranoia
  • dystopia
  • dark comedy
  • suspicion
  • video surveillance
  • deception
  • hidden camera
  • simulated reality
  • television producer
  • tv show in film
  • make believe

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Peter Weir

Produced in

United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremierePGWestwood, California1 Jun 1998
    • TheatricalPG5 Jun 1998
    • PhysicalPGVHS12 Jan 1999
    • PhysicalPGDVD26 Jan 1999
  • United KingdomGB

    • TheatricalPG9 Oct 1998
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalPG24 Sept 1998
  • CanadaCA

    • TheatricalPG5 Jun 1998
  • BrazilBR

    • TheatricalL4 Jun 1998
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+19 Nov 1998
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical1113 Nov 1998
  • EstoniaEE

    • Theatrical16 Oct 1998
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereK-12Helsinki International Film Festival24 Sept 1998
    • TheatricalK-1230 Oct 1998
  • FranceFR

    • TheatricalTP28 Oct 1998
    • PhysicalVHS10 Nov 1999
    • PhysicalDVD20 Apr 2000
    • Digital / OTT8 Sept 2011
    • PhysicalBlu-ray7 Jul 2021
    • PhysicalTP4K UHD5 Jul 2023
    • PremiereBiarritz Film Festival - Nouvelle Vagues26 Jun 2025
    • TVCanal+ Grand Écran21 Feb 2026
    • TV6ter6 Jun 2026
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1212 Nov 1998
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical12 Nov 1998

Frequently asked questions

The Truman Show was released on 4 June 1998.

Audience reviews

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  • E

    Evan Zuqenshi

    10/14/2014

    8/10

    **"The Truman Show"** dares to question the reality. It's original, complex, and philosophical. It manages to make you feel truly frustrated and **claustrophobic**. Perhaps many of us can relate to Truman as we live in a time of routines. We often live our lives without giving a second thought to the simplicity and meaninglessness of life itself. Our limited perspectives keep us from seeing. The lies we are told …

  • T

    tmdb32492600

    7/15/2017

    Truman...One of my favourite films. It's just hilarious. The whole concept that this man thinks he is living in the real world. Very well done to the Director and Writers!

  • D

    Dsnake1

    5/7/2018

    9/10

    On the surface, The Truman Show is about a man who has lived his life trapped inside of a bubble. He tries the entire movie to pop the bubble, and he eventually does. Under that layer, though, is a complex theme. Does Truman really enjoy his cell? He seemed to for years. At the same time, he struggled with memories, but don't we all? As the viewer, we're left to determine the morality of the happiness of millio…

  • A

    aardwark69

    4/11/2020

    8/10

    In a world experimenting with big brother reality shows and questioning what is real in a mtrix kind of way, The Truman Show is a splendid and well executed movie about a man owned by a corporation from birth, who lives on the set while not being aware of the fact that everything around him is fake. Brilliant Jim Carey.

  • R

    r96sk

    3/9/2021

    9/10

    Such a well executed plot. So much fun to watch. Jim Carrey, an actor I always enjoying watching, is terrific in the lead as Truman - he kills every moment, very much the perfect person to play this role. Laura Linney (Hannah), Ed Harris (Christof) and Noah Emmerich (Louis) are the best of the rest, while Paul Giamatti (Simeon) even appears. <em>'The Truman Show'</em> is one of those films that I've heard a gre…

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