The Truman Show

The Truman Show is a 1998 American English - language film directed by Peter Weir. It is a psychological science fiction comedy drama film that stars Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, Paul Giamatti and Brian Delate. The film follows the story of Truman Burbank, a person who is happy and content with his life. He is a successful businessman, and has a nice family along with some good friends. However, Truman finds his life to be boring. He feels that his life has just become a small Hollywood film set. Therefore, Truman decides to go on a path of self - discovery and he made it a point to not give - up till the end.