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A Balasaur Score of 86 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 90/100. Scores higher than 99% of the 1,380 1990s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes94%
Metacritic90/100
20,795 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter WeirDirector
- Andrew NiccolWriter
- Burkhard von DallwitzOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jim CarreyTruman Burbank
- Laura LinneyMeryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
- Noah EmmerichMarlon / Louis Coltrane
- Natascha McElhoneLauren Garland / Sylvia
- Holland TaylorAngela Montclair / Alanis Montclair
- Ed HarrisChristof
- Paul GiamattiSimeon
- Brian DelateWalter Moore / Kirk Burbank
- Peter KrauseLawrence
- Blair SlaterYoung Truman
- Heidi SchanzVivien
- Una DamonChloe
Stills
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Themes
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