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The Truman Show is a 1998 comedy-drama directed by Peter Weir. It follows the life of Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), a man who discovers that his entire life has been a reality TV show with an audience in the millions. Laura Linney plays Truman's wife Hannah Gill, Noah Emmerich plays his best friend Marlon, and Ed Harris portrays the series' director, Christof.

The Truman Show
PG
Drama
Sci-Fi
Comedy

Director
Peter Weir , peter
Release Date
June 5, 1998
Studio(s)
Paramount Pictures
Distributor(s)
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Ed Harris , Natascha McElhone , Laura Linney , Jim Carrey , Noah Emmerich
Writers
Andrew Niccol
Runtime
103 minutes
Budget
$60 million

Summary

The Truman Show is a 1998 comedy-drama directed by Peter Weir. It follows the life of Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey), a man who discovers that his entire life has been a reality TV show with an audience in the millions. Laura Linney plays Truman's wife Hannah Gill, Noah Emmerich plays his best friend Marlon, and Ed Harris portrays the series' director, Christof.

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