The Truman Show

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The Truman Show is a 1998 satirical science-fiction film about a man who unknowingly lives his entire life as the star of a globally broadcast reality TV show.

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instanceOf drama film
film
satirical film
science fiction film
boxOfficeGrossWorldwide over 260 million USD
character Christof
Marlon
Meryl Burbank
Sylvia
Truman Burbank
cinematographyBy Peter Biziou
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Peter Weir
distributedBy Paramount Pictures
distributorRegion worldwide television and theatrical markets
editedBy William Anderson
filmingLocation Seaside, Florida
genre drama
satire
science fiction
hasMetacriticScore 90
hasRottenTomatoesRating over 90 percent
language English
mainTheme free will
media manipulation
reality versus illusion
surveillance
voyeurism
mpaaRating PG
musicBy Burkhard Dallwitz
Philip Glass
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
plotSummary A man unknowingly lives his entire life as the star of a globally broadcast reality television show.
producer Andrew Niccol
Edward S. Feldman
Scott Rudin
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
Scott Rudin
surface form: Scott Rudin Productions
releaseDate 1998-06-05
releaseYear 1998
runtimeMinutes 103
screenwriter Andrew Niccol
setIn Seahaven
fictional town
starring Brian Delate
Ed Harris
Holland Taylor
Jim Carrey
Laura Linney
Natascha McElhone
Noah Emmerich
storyBy Andrew Niccol

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