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Truman Show, The (1998)

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All Time

of 190,116

106

1990's

of 24,698

9

1998

of 6,348

2
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,542
  
  10
  
  Comedy of 1998
  
  of 494
  
  1
  
  Comedy of the 1990's
  
  of 3,182
  
  1
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,985
  
  69
  
  Drama of 1998
  
  of 606
  
  2
  
  Drama of the 1990's
  
  of 4,160
  
  8

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Truman Show, The (1998) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.4809

Avg Critic Score:3.4468

Truman Show, The (1998) Movie Reviews

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

``The Truman Show'' is founded on an enormous secret that all of the studio's advertising has been determined to reveal. ...read the complete Truman Show movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

I enjoyed The Truman Show on its levels of comedy and drama; I liked Truman in the same way I liked Forrest Gump--because he was a good man, honest, and easy to sympathize with. ...read the complete Truman Show movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Director Peter Weir creates The Truman Show as if you're watching the show itself. Each camera angle, each iris shot pertains to a camera used in the Seahaven world. ...read the complete Truman Show movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Isn't it amazing what you can do if you take the time to FINISH your script If you don't know the plot by now, here it is: 30 year old, unhappy, unfulfilled insurance salesman, Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) slowly realizes his entire life is a ...read the complete Truman Show movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Jim Carrey’s finest hour? I don’t know... I guess if you go for this sort of thing. It’s been four years since Tom Hanks played Everyman in Forrest Gump, so I suppose the world was ripe for a repeat. ...read the complete Truman Show movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

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Salon.com (Charles Taylor)

BY CHARLES TAYLOR | "The Truman Show" is nothing as ordinary as the joker in the deck. It's more like a party crasher who shows up disguised as the guest of honor. Arriving as a perfectly welcome addition to summer blockbuster season -- a Jim Carrey...read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at Salon.com (Charles Taylor)

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Dragan Antulov

imagine such film seriously dealing with some important social,ethical and philosophical issues while being critical towards modernentertainment industry at the same time. To expect such film to bereleased as summer blockbuster and make nice business at...read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at Dragan Antulov

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Nikki Lesley

A movie like The Truman Show is really hard to come to terms with. For a start, there's all the hype associated with it. I like to go into a movie with very little idea of what's about to unfold, making it possible for me to judge a movie on its...read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at Nikki Lesley

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Cinescape

Jim Carrey gives a brilliantly modulated performance in this film, directed by Peter Weir from a script by Andrew Niccol. The story follows a character whose life (unbeknownst to him) is the subject of a television show--reality TV taken to its absurd...read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at Cinescape

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New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)

It keeps striking home ferociously....read the complete Truman Show, The (1998) review at New Republic (Stanley Kauffmann)

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