The Truman Show (1998)

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On the air. Unaware.

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.

• Released: 1998-06-04
• Genres: Comedy, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 8.2/10 from 21,199 votes

Directed by Peter Weir.

Top cast

• Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank
• Ed Harris as Christof
• Laura Linney as Meryl
• Noah Emmerich as Marlon
• Natascha McElhone as Lauren / Sylvia
• Holland Taylor as Truman's Mother
• Paul Giamatti as Control Room Director
• Brian Delate as Truman's Father
• Peter Krause as Lawrence
• Blair Slater as Young Truman

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Truman Show

• United States: watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, JustWatch TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Zee5, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Stan; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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