The Truman Show: Critic Reviews

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MovieWeb: 4 reviews

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RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Peter Rainer New York Magazine (Top Critic)

This is a profound movie for people who don't like to think, or perhaps for people who are in the media and of the media, and can't imagine any life outside it.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader (Top Critic)

40

One of those high-concept movies whose concept is both clever and dumb.
Full Review » 12 years ago
Andrew Sarris New York Observer (Top Critic)

A good, intelligent, insightful movie...
Full Review » 5 years ago
Todd McCarthy Variety (Top Critic)

A gemlike picture crafted with rare and immaculate precision...
Full Review » 11 years ago
Globe and Mail (Top Critic)

88

The result is a rarity on any screen: intelligent fun.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times (Top Critic)

100

Adventurous, provocative, even daring
Full Review » 11 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

80

Thought-provoking story; outstanding performances.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Ryan Cracknell Movie Views

The issues it tackles are just as relevant now (if not more so) than they were when the film was first released theatrically back in 1997.
Full Review » 3 years ago
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews

75

...benefits substantially from Jim Carrey's unexpectedly layered (and flat-out moving) performance.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Film4

90

A hilarious and breathtakingly conceived satire which also allows Carrey to edge away from broad comedy.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Rob Gonsalves eFilmCritic.com

60

Some of us may go out wishing for something meatier, edgier.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Geoff Andrew Time Out

One movie you can pronounce a modern classic with absolute confidence.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Tom Meek Film Threat

50

Carrey doesn't break off into outrageous physical comedy bits as fans might hope, and the film does take a while to find its legs, but there is something rewarding in its quirky demeanor.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Ron Wells Film Threat

80

Isn't it amazing what you can do if you take the time to FINISH your script?
Full Review » 6 years ago
Steven D. Greydanus Decent Films Guide

84

A deceptively simple fairy tale; a hilariously subversive satire… and finally an elegant parable about truth and happiness with evocative religious resonances.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Christopher Smith Bangor Daily News (Maine)

75

The movie and its themes have held up. For better or worse, we're a nation consumed by television, a country roped in by spectacle. Weir sees through it.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Rory L. Aronsky Film Threat

100

With the reality TV boom, it brings forth more thoughts as to whether our society could ever be this extreme, and with each viewing, its themes deepen.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Fernando F. Croce Slant Magazine

50

The intimations of profundity, of reality perceived, mediated, and processed, are milked for heavy irony rather than enlarging complexit.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Peter Canavese Groucho Reviews

100

[A] hugely entertaining dramatization of Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"...a fable that would be relevant 50 years earlier and no doubt will remain relevant 50 years hence.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Moriarty Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews

Jim Carrey gets in touch with his Jimmy Stewart side. There's a humanity here... that we haven't seen before.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Robin Clifford Reeling Reviews

A brilliant flick with a remarkable performance by Carrey coupled to a fascinating story, a first-class cast and top-notch technical credits.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Ross Anthony Hollywood Report Card

100

This is clearly one of the decade's cleverest, most original pictures.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Jeffrey Overstreet Looking Closer

92

Truman has been wronged, and it is thrilling to see him strive to escape a machine built by a compassionless and egomaniacal creator.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Judith Egerton Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

100

If you expect and want to see the hyper-wacky Carrey...you'll hate it. If you expect and don't want to see the creepy Carrey as in the The Cable Guy, you'll be happier.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Alex Ramirez Cinenganos

80

Las secuencias de sincronia de eventos para que Truman crea todo son perfectas.
Full Review » 8 years ago