The Truman Show

Name: The Truman Show
Director: Peter Weir
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1998-06-04
Rating: 8.2

June 4, 1998· 1h 43m

Comedy Drama

Directed by

Peter Weir

Cast

Jim Carrey Laura Linney Noah Emmerich Natascha McElhone Holland Taylor Ed Harris +65 more ↓

Cinemagraphs Score8.2

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.

Audience Sentiment

Overall8.2

1 — Hated it5 — Neutral10 — Masterpiece

Critics

8+ Great

6-8 Good

<6 Poor

10 reviews·Last updated 13d ago

Peak Moment

Good afternoon, good evening, and good night

9.5at 1h 28m

Lowest Moment

Something feels off

7.0at 18m

Biggest Swing

The film builds steadily from the slow early pacing to reach its emotional and thematic peak when Truman delivers his final catchphrase and chooses freedom

Critics consistently praised The Truman Show as a brilliant, ahead-of-its-time exploration of reality and media manipulation, with Jim Carrey delivering a career-defining performance. The film builds from an effectively eerie setup to a transcendent climax that most reviewers found deeply moving and philosophically profound.

10 reviews analyzed|Sources: Tmdb