🎬 Movies Like The Truman Show

Loved The Truman Show (1998)? In a picture-perfect seaside town, an insurance salesman begins to realize that his entire existence may be staged and observed by a vast unseen audience as part of a long-running real-time reality TV show.. Here are 28 films with the same DNA — matched on shared themes, tone, people and story elements by CinePick's similarity engine, with the reasons each one made the list. Or explore The Truman Show itself.

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   Dead Poets Society1989

   8.1 IMDb85% RT critics92% RT audience83% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim85·92

   Shared talent: director Peter Weir; Both are comedy/drama films

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   Gattaca1997

   7.7 IMDb82% RT critics87% RT audience76% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim82·87

   Shared talent: director Andrew Niccol; Same era (1990s)

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   Be Kind Rewind2008

   6.4 IMDb64% RT critics56% RT audience63% TMDB

   Often recommended together; Both are comedy films

4. 4
   Life Is Beautiful1997

   8.6 IMDb80% RT critics96% RT audience84% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser80·96

   Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

5. 5
   Pleasantville1998

   7.5 IMDb85% RT critics79% RT audience73% TMDB

   Shared themes: tv show in film, dystopia; Both are comedy/drama films

6. 6
   Chungking Express1994

   7.9 IMDb89% RT critics93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim89·93

   Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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   Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas1998

   7.4 IMDb50% RT critics89% RT audience72% TMDB🍿 Crowd-pleaser50·89

   Shared themes: paranoia, dark comedy; Both are comedy/drama films

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   Fearless1993

   7.0 IMDb86% RT critics80% RT audience69% TMDB

   Shared talent: director Peter Weir; Both are drama films

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   American Beauty1999

   8.3 IMDb87% RT critics84% Metacritic93% RT audience80% TMDB💎 Unanimous acclaim87·93

   Both are drama films; Matching emotional, funny tone

10. 10
    Green Card1990

    6.3 IMDb59% RT critics50% RT audience61% TMDB

    Shared talent: director Peter Weir; Both are comedy/drama films

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    Edtv1999

    6.1 IMDb64% RT critics30% RT audience60% TMDB

    Shared themes: simulated reality , set in united states; Both are comedy/drama films

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    The Royal Tenenbaums2001

    7.6 IMDb81% RT critics89% RT audience75% TMDB

    Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    Lost in Translation2003

    7.7 IMDb95% RT critics85% RT audience74% TMDB

    Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

14. 14
    Wag the Dog1997

    7.1 IMDb86% RT critics76% RT audience69% TMDB

    Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

15. 15
    Friday1995

    7.2 IMDb77% RT critics91% RT audience71% TMDB

    Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

16. 16
    The Full Monty1997

    7.2 IMDb96% RT critics79% RT audience70% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling96·79

    Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

17. 17
    The Terminal2004

    7.4 IMDb61% RT critics73% RT audience74% TMDB

    Shared talent: writer Andrew Niccol; Both are comedy/drama films

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    Ghost World2001

    7.3 IMDb93% RT critics84% RT audience71% TMDB

    Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    Juno2007

    7.4 IMDb93% RT critics88% RT audience71% TMDB

    Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    Adaptation.2002

    7.6 IMDb90% RT critics85% RT audience73% TMDB

    Both are comedy/drama films; Matching funny, emotional tone

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    The Conversation1974

    7.7 IMDb94% RT critics89% RT audience75% TMDB

    Often recommended together

22. 22
    Sleep Dealer2008

    6.0 IMDb73% RT critics51% RT audience59% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling73·51

    Often recommended together; Shared themes: dystopia, set in united states

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    Phantom of the Megaplex2000

    6.2 IMDb57% RT audience60% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are comedy films

24. 24
    Reality2023

    6.7 IMDb93% RT critics66% RT audience64% TMDB🎓 Critics' darling93·66

    Often recommended together; Matching emotional, cerebral tone

25. 25
    TalhotBlond2012

    6.4 IMDb63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are drama films

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    Mr. K2024

    5.4 IMDb79% RT critics63% TMDB

    Often recommended together; Both are comedy/drama films

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    Kept Woman2015

    6.2 IMDb53% RT audience64% TMDB

    Often recommended together

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    Mystery 101: Playing Dead2019

    7.0 IMDb17% RT audience75% TMDB

    Often recommended together