10 Greatest Films About Television

6. The Truman Show

Boasting one of the most original premises of all time and under the pleasantly dutiful eye of director Peter Weir, The Truman Show is Jim Carrey at both his dramatic and comedic best (save Man on the Moon) and bounces on the list without any difficulty whatsoever. The movie, which follows the personal world of Carrey's Truman Burbank as his life is televised without him knowing, is heartwarming, heartbreaking, and full of vigor and gusto from beginning to end. A movie that capitalizes on the beauty in the ordinary, the idea that people worldwide are obsessed with the life of a single individual is perfectly captured by a script from Andrew Niccol and highlighted by Carrey and his supporting cast. Creative, clever, and blissfully endearing, The Truman Show isn't just one of the greatest television movies of all time, it's got a soul that lets it rank with some of the best in any genre. http://youtu.be/z9lBvg5clr0
 
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Cameron Carpenter is an aspiring screenwriter, current film and journalism student, and self-diagnosed cinephile, which only sounds bad in certain circles. Devoted fan of comics, movies, theater, Jesus Christ, Sidney Lumet, and Peter O'Toole, he sometimes spends too much time on his Scribd and comicbookmovie.com, but doesn't think you're one to judge, devoted reader. You can follow him on Twitter to watch him talk to people you didn't know exist. Oh, and Daredevil is quite the big deal around here (my head).