The Truman Show
1998 · TMDB 8.2
Directed by Peter Weir
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.
Why it matters
Peter Weir's prescient satire starring Jim Carrey as a man whose entire life is a live broadcast, unaware that his reality is a constructed set, until he begins to notice the cracks and ultimately addresses the camera in a moment of liberation.
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Released
- 1998-06-04
- Studio
- Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 8.2
KinoChain appearances
Chains through this film
Where this title sits in a journey — and where cinema takes you next.
Breaking the Frame: A Journey Through the Fourth Wall
Position 6 of 8
Peter Weir's prescient satire starring Jim Carrey as a man whose entire life is a live broadcast, unaware that his reality is a constructed set, until he begins to notice the cracks and ultimately addresses the camera in a moment of liberation.
When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
Position 5 of 8
A man discovers his entire life is a reality TV show. The film culminates in a legal and emotional reckoning: Truman sues for false imprisonment and violation of his rights, turning a life of manufactured harm into a case for damages.
The Camera as Weapon
Position 2 of 8
Peter Weir's prophetic fable of a man whose entire life is broadcast without his knowledge. Jim Carrey's Truman Burbank is the ultimate reality-TV subject, his every joy and sorrow packaged for mass consumption.
Unmasked: Living in the Aftermath of Exposure
Position 2 of 7
Truman Burbank discovers his entire life is a reality TV show, and his every move is broadcast globally without his consent.
Connected films
Where this film leads
Linked through chains, directors and neighbouring cinema.
Funny Games
Previous in chain · Breaking the Frame: A Journey Through the Fourth Wall
Amélie
Next in chain · Breaking the Frame: A Journey Through the Fourth Wall
Bowfinger
Previous in chain · When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
The Game
Next in chain · When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
Primetime
Previous in chain · The Camera as Weapon
Network
Next in chain · The Camera as Weapon
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Previous in chain · Unmasked: Living in the Aftermath of Exposure
A Face in the Crowd
Next in chain · Unmasked: Living in the Aftermath of Exposure
Coyote vs. Acme
Also in “When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability”
The Big Store
Also in “Breaking the Frame: A Journey Through the Fourth Wall”
People
Key contributors
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Peter Weir
Director
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Andrew Niccol
Writer
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Jim Carrey
Truman Burbank
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Laura Linney
Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
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Noah Emmerich
Marlon / Louis Coltrane
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Natascha McElhone
Lauren Garland / Sylvia
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Holland Taylor
Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
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Ed Harris
Christof
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Paul Giamatti
Simeon
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Brian Delate
Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank
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