The Truman Show
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.
- Director
- Peter Weir
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Humour
- Worldwide
- $264M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
26 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Truman Show actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Truman Show appears in 7 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Comedies Ranked #10
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- Comedy Movies Ranked #11
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- Top 100 Mind-Bending Movies Ranked #31
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- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #38
Placed at #38 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #42
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- Drama Movies Ranked #46
Placed at #46 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #62
Placed at #62 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 4 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Director
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
European Film Award for Best Non-European Film
1 win · 1 nomination
- WinnerEuropean Film Award for Best Non-European Film
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
1 win
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Truman Show returned 4.4× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $60M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $264M
- Release date
- Jun 4, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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