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Is The Truman Show safe for children?

PG Comedy, Drama Generally safe
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Generally safe
# The Truman Show - Parent Guide This PG comedy follows an insurance salesman who discovers his entire life is a reality TV show. It's genuinely funny and thought-provoking with no violence, language, or sexual content, making it safe for most children. The existential themes about reality and free will may spark interesting family conversations, though younger children might find the premise confusing.
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Violence
Mild
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Language / Profanity
None
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Sexual Content
None
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Horror / Scary
None
Type
Movie
Released
1998
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy, Drama

An insurance salesman begins to suspect that his whole life is actually some sort of reality TV show.

Jim Carrey
Jim Carrey
Truman Burbank
Laura Linney
Laura Linney
Meryl Burbank / Hannah Gill
Noah Emmerich
Noah Emmerich
Marlon / Louis Coltrane
Natascha McElhone
Natascha McElhone
Lauren Garland / Sylvia
Full cast on IMDb ›
Under 6
Not yet
Ages 6–8
With parent
Ages 9–12
Yes
Ages 13+
Yes

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Ratings based on MPAA/TV classification and TMDB metadata. Updated March 2026.
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