The Truman Show (1998)

  • PG
  • 06/01/1998 (US)
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 1h 43m

On the air. Unaware.

Overview

Truman Burbank is the star of The Truman Show, a 24-hour-a-day reality TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for consumption by the rest of the world. And everyone he knows, including his wife and his best friend, is really an actor, paid to be part of his life.

Peter Weir

Director

Andrew Niccol

Writer

Cast

Jim Carrey's headshot

Jim Carrey

Truman Burbank
Laura Linney's headshot

Laura Linney

Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
Noah Emmerich's headshot

Noah Emmerich

Marlon / Louis Coltrane
Natascha McElhone's headshot

Natascha McElhone

Lauren Garland / Sylvia
Holland Taylor's headshot

Holland Taylor

Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
Ed Harris's headshot

Ed Harris

Christof
Paul Giamatti's headshot

Paul Giamatti

Simeon
Brian Delate's headshot

Brian Delate

Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank

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