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The Truman Show

Movie199899 minscience fiction filmcomedy filmdrama film

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Release year
1998
Format
Movie
Runtime
99 minutes
Genres
science fiction filmcomedy filmdrama filmtragicomedydystopian filmdystopian fiction
Credited creators
Peter Weir
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Format
Movie
Release year
1998
Also listed as
트루먼 쇼 (ko) · トゥルーマン・ショー (ja) · 楚門的世界 (zh) · 真人世界 (zh) · 真人Show (zh) · 楚门秀 (zh) · 楚门的世界 (zh) · Le Truman show (fr)
Runtime
99 minutes
Credited creators
Peter Weir
Country labels
United States
Genres
science fiction film, comedy film, drama film, tragicomedy, dystopian film, dystopian fiction
Source language labels
English. These do not establish a streaming dub or subtitle offer.

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Poster source: TMDb · 37165; retrieved 2026-10-14.

Cast source: Wikidata · Q214801 — CC0-1.0; retrieved 2026-10-03. Names are selected alphabetically, not by billing order.

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