The Truman Show

1998 film directed by Peter Weir
Movie film Q214801
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The Truman Show

Summary

The Truman Show is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 0.054% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,846 views/month, #51 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Truman Show authored Andrew Niccol[3].
  • The Truman Show received the European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[4].
  • The Truman Show received the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[5].
  • The Truman Show's instance of is recorded as film[6].
  • The Truman Show's director is recorded as Peter Weir[7].
  • The Truman Show's screenwriter is recorded as Andrew Niccol[8].
  • The Truman Show's composer is recorded as Burkhard Dallwitz[9].
  • The Truman Show's composer is recorded as Philip Glass[10].
  • The Truman Show's composer is recorded as Wojciech Kilar[11].
  • The Truman Show's genre is recorded as science fiction film[12].
  • The Truman Show's genre is recorded as comedy film[13].
  • The Truman Show's genre is recorded as drama film[14].
  • The Truman Show's genre is recorded as tragicomedy[15].
  • The Truman Show's genre is recorded as dystopian film[16].
  • The Truman Show's genre is recorded as dystopian fiction[17].
  • The Truman Show's logo image is recorded as The Truman Show.png[18].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Jim Carrey[19].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Ed Harris[20].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Laura Linney[21].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Noah Emmerich[22].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Natascha McElhone[23].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Holland Taylor[24].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Brian Delate[25].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Peter Krause[26].
  • The Truman Show's cast member is recorded as Paul Giamatti[27].

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Authorship and Creation

The Truman Show authored Andrew Niccol[3]. Producers include Andrew Niccol[28], Scott Rudin[29], Edward S. Feldman[30], and Adam Schroeder[31]. Its director is recorded as Peter Weir[7]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Andrew Niccol[8]. Cast members include Jim Carrey[19], Ed Harris[20], Laura Linney[21], Noah Emmerich[22], Natascha McElhone[23], and Holland Taylor[24].

Publication

Publication dates include +1998-06-01T00:00:00Z[32], +1998-11-12T00:00:00Z[33], +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z[34], and +1998-06-05T00:00:00Z[35]. The Truman Show's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[36]. Genres include science fiction film[12], comedy film[13], drama film[14], tragicomedy[15], dystopian film[16], and dystopian fiction[17]. Its part of is recorded as National Film Registry[37].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include reality television[38] and meaning of life[39].

Reception

Awards received include European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[4], a class of award[40] and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[5], a dramatic presentation award[41], founded in 1958[42]. Reviews include 8.5[43], 94%[44], 90/100[45], and 8.2/10[46].

Cultural Impact

Things named for The Truman Show include Truman Show delusion[47], a paranoial delusion[48].

Why It Matters

The Truman Show ranks in the top 0.054% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,846 views/month, #51 of 94,065).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

Entities named for it include Truman Show delusion[47], a paranoial delusion[48].

FAQs

What awards did The Truman Show receive?

Honors received include European Film Award for Best Non-European Film[4] and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation[5].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [19] . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  17. [21] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . elonet.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [24] . FilmAffinity. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [28] . sinemalar.com. Retrieved . sinemalar.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [30] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [4] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [5] . wikidata.org.
  30. [37] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [43] . wikidata.org.
  33. [44] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [45] . wikidata.org.
  35. [46] . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [34] . wikidata.org.
  39. [35] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [38] . europeanfilmawards.eu. Retrieved . europeanfilmawards.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [39] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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