"On the air. Unaware."

1998

1h 43m

8.1(19284 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.

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Cast & Crew

71 members

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Jim Carrey

Truman Burbank

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Laura Linney

Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill

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Noah Emmerich

Marlon / Louis Coltrane

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Natascha McElhone

Lauren Garland / Sylvia

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Holland Taylor

Angela Montclair / Alanis Montclair

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Ed Harris

Christof

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Paul Giamatti

Simeon

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Brian Delate

Walter Moore / Kirk Burbank

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Peter Krause

Lawrence

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Blair Slater

Young Truman

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Heidi Schanz

Vivien

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Una Damon

Chloe

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Krista Lynn Landolfi

Bar Waitress

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O-Lan Jones

Bar Waitress

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Ron Taylor

Ron

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Don Taylor

Don

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Ted Raymond

Spencer

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Harry Shearer

Mike Michaelson

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Jeanette Miller

Senior Citizen

Sound

Philip Glass

Keyboard Artist

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Joe Minjares

Bartender

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Philip Baker Hall

Network Executive

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John Pleshette

Network Executive

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Terry Camilleri

Man in Bathtub

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Joel McKinnon Miller

Garage Attendant

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Judy Clayton

Travel Agent

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Fritz Dominique

Truman's Neighbor

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Angel Schmiedt

Truman's Neighbor

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Nastassja Schmiedt

Truman's Neighbor

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Muriel Moore

Teacher

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Mal Jones

News Vendor

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Judson Vaughn

Insurance Co-Worker

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Earl Hilliard Jr.

Ferry Worker

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David Andrew Nash

Bus Driver / Ferry Captain

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Jim Towers

Bus Supervisor

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Savannah Swafford

Little Girl in Bus

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Antoni Corone

Security Guard

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Mario Ernesto Sánchez

Security Guard

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John Roselius

Man at Beach

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Kade Coates

Truman (4 years)

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Marcia DeBonis

Nurse

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Sam Kitchin

Surgeon

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Sebastian Youngblood

Orderly

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Dave Corey

Hospital Security Guard

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Mark Alan Gillott

Policeman at Power Plant

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Jay Saiter

Policeman at Truman's House

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Tony Todd

Policeman at Truman's House

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Art

Marco Rubeo

Man in Christmas Box

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Daryl Davis

Couple at Picnic Table

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Robert Davis

Couple at Picnic Table

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R.J. Murdock

Production Assistant

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Matthew McDonough

Man at Newsstand

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Larry McDowell

Man at Newsstand

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Joseph Lucus

Ticket Taker

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Logan Kirksey

TV Host

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Adam Tomei

Control Room Director

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John Pramik

Keyboard Artist

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Al Foster

Bar Patron

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Zoaunne LeRoy

Bar Patron

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Millie Slavin

Bar Patron

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Dona Hardy

Senior Citizen

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Tom Simmons

Garage Attendant

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Susan Angelo

Mother

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Carly Smiga

Daughter

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Yuji Okumoto

Japanese Family

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Kiyoko Yamaguchi

Japanese Family

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Saemi Nakamura

Japanese Family

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Sergio Kato

Production Assistant (uncredited)

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Jake Eberle

Classical Clive (uncredited)

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Marc Macaulay

Citizen Searching Truman (uncredited)

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Melissa Fitzgerald

Girl Dancing with Marlon (uncredited)

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