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The Truman Show (1998)

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On the air. Unaware.

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 opera 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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Peter Weir
  • Profile picture of Jim Carrey
    Truman Burbank Jim Carrey
  • Profile picture of Laura Linney
    Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill Laura Linney
  • Profile picture of Noah Emmerich
    Marlon / Louis Coltrane Noah Emmerich
  • Profile picture of Natascha McElhone
    Lauren Garland / Sylvia Natascha McElhone
  • Profile picture of Holland Taylor
    Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair Holland Taylor
  • Profile picture of Ed Harris
    Christof Ed Harris
  • Profile picture of Paul Giamatti
    Simeon Paul Giamatti
  • Profile picture of Brian Delate
    Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank Brian Delate

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