Poster for the film 'The Truman Show', 1998.

'The Truman Show' is a 1998 American comedy-drama directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. The film features Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank, adopted and raised by a corporation inside a simulated television show revolving around his life, until he discovers it and decides to escape. Additional roles are performed by Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone, Holland Taylor, Ed Harris, and Brian Delate.