A commentary on all-pervasive media manipulation.

Rating: 8/10 (4 July 2010)

A baby boy is adopted by a television company and made the subject of a 24-hour soap opera. He grows up and discovers his wife, friends and neighbours are all acting their parts in his life.
The Truman Show is a dazzling, smart satire on the media, which now seems less implausible, and even prophetic in the era of reality TV. The creation of Seahaven, the idyllic town that is really a studio set, is a breathtaking coup; and the character of Truman Burbank finally does justice to Jim Carrey's scattershot talents. The film was a financial and critical success, and earned numerous nominations at the 71st Academy Awards, 56th Golden Globe Awards, 52nd British Academy Film Awards and The Saturn Awards.