The Truman Show

(1998) Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, a happily married insurance salesman who lives in the idyllic resort of Seahaven. Except, in fact, he’s the unwitting star of the planet’s biggest, most successful reality TV show., Jim Carrey plays a happily married salesman who lives the American dream, except that he’s in fact the unwitting star of the planet’s biggest, most successful reality TV show., Jim Carrey turns in a poignant performance as Truman Burbank, the unwitting star of a reality-TV show chronicling his life. Ed Harris netted a well-deserved Best Supporting Actor nomination for his portrayal of Christof, the show’s omnipotent director., When strange things start to happen, Truman begins to suspect that his perfect life in the perfect American town is not what it seems, although he little suspects that he is in fact the unwitting star of a world-famous soap opera and his entire world is nothing more than a movie set., Jim Carrey is an ordinary guy in an ordinary town. He’s also the unsuspecting star of the world’s longest-running reality TV show. Intelligent drama with Ed Harris., Truman Burbank has the feeling that he’s being watched. He doesn’t know how right he is. Every second of every day, from the moment he was born, for the last thirty years, Truman Burbank has been the unwitting star of the longest running, most popular documentary-soap oprea in history. The picture perfect town of Seahaven that he calls home is actually a gigantic soundstage. Truman’s friends and family – everyone he meets, in fact – are actors. He lives every moment under the unblinking gaze of thousands of hidden tv cameras. Welcome to “The Truman Show.” The whole world is watching., Truman Burbank is the star of his own TV show and the town he has lived in all his life is really a soundstage! Stars Jim Carrey., Jim Carrey plays Truman Burbank, a happily married insurance salesman who lives in the idyllic resort of Seahaven. Except he’s the unwitting star of the planet’s biggest, most successful reality TV show. Seahaven is a massive studio, where everyone apart from Truman is an actor whose role is to plug placed-products and his life has been on-screen since he was born. But slowly, incidents and coincidences see Truman question his world and, when he realises the truth, his quest for freedom threatens to topple the multi-million dollar empire that depends on his life., Jim Carrey turns in a poignant performance as Truman Burbank, the unwitting star of a reality-TV show chronicling his life., Satire on the intrusive nature of television in which a man’s apparently idyllic lifestyle is turned on its head when he discovers the shocking truth about his perfect home town and the people who live there. Unaware that he is the subject of a reality TV show in which his whole life has been an orchestrated drama, the young man – and his addicted viewers – are unprepared for the repercussions when he discovers the truth., Jim Carrey’s strong performance drives this inspired satire of the media. He plays the unwitting star of a reality-TV show chronicling his life; Linney costars as his wife; and Ed Harris netted a Best Supporting Actor nomination as the show’s director. Peter Weir directed and received an Oscar nomination of his own. Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor., Jim Carrey is an ordinary guy in an ordinary town. He’s also the unsuspecting star of the world’s longest-running reality TV show. Intelligent drama with Ed Harris. (1998)(98 mins)., Peter Weir (Fearless, Witness) directed this paranoia fable, scripted by Andrew M. Niccol (Gattaca). Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) is the most famous face on television-only he doesn’t know it. He is the unwitting star of a non-stop 24-hour-a-day documentary soap opera. Every moment of his life is recorded by concealed cameras and broadcast to an international audience. Truman’s friends, his family, and everyone around him is an actor-and he’s a prisoner in this made-for-tv paradise. How can he escape? Filmed in Florida and LA., When strange things start to happen, Truman begins to suspect that his perfect life in the perfect American town is not what it seems, although he little suspects that he is in fact the unwitting star of a world-famous soap opera and his entire world is nothing more than a movie set. What will he do when he eventually discovers the truth? Touching, thoughtful and funny all at the same time, a rare achievement. Jim Carrey received enormous critical acclaim for his portrayal of the titular Truman in this witty and intelligent drama which was nominated for three Oscars., When strange things start to happen, insurance salesman Truman Burbank begins to suspect that his perfect life is not what it seems, although he little suspects that he is in fact the unwitting star of a world-famous reality show. Drama., Truman Burbank is the biggest star in America, but he doesn’t know it. For his entire life, he has been the main character on a hugely popular 24-hour-a-day television series. His wife, best friend, and everyone else is an actor. Now he begins to question his reality.