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- 1999
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
- 1999
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
Directed By: Ron Howard
Written By: Émile Gaudreault, Sylvie Bouchard, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
- 1999
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
- 1999
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 2 h 2 m
Edtv
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8.1
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Directed By: Ron Howard
Written By: Émile Gaudreault, Sylvie Bouchard, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
49
38% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
46% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
15% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
49
38% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
46% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
15% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Howard has a wonderful touch with actors, and almost all of them here have their moments. [26 March 1999, Friday, p.A]
With down-to-earth comic instincts, it simply invests its story with a loud ring of truth.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 124 User Ratings
8.1
86% Positive
107 Ratings
107 Ratings
6% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
8% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 124 User Ratings
8.1
86% Positive
107 Ratings
107 Ratings
6% Mixed
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
8% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
Ed TV is an amusing comedy drama. Ed is a regular guy who gets his life televised 16 hours a day.
Hijinks ensue and his family are featured on the show as well. An excellent cast and storyline make
the movie hilarious. The movie is a clever social satire and shows how television affects society. The
movie also shows how television plays a part in people's daily lives, A+.
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I enjoyed a lot of the movie in a relaxed sort of fashion; it's not essential or original in the way "The Truman Show'' was, and it hasn't done any really hard thinking about the ways we interact with TV.
Like its star, Howard's movie is affable, but has limited range.
Bleach out the colors, backdate the wardrobes, insert Gary Cooper and Rosalind Russell and you've got one of Frank Capra's lesser films.
Howard and his writers are so in love with their own hip self-consciousness that it's a wonder they don't feature film critics discussing their movie.
But it's also Howard's and his audience's misfortune that a good time can be had by all only if nothing of substance gets said.
There can't be be any question as to where the inspiration for this film came from. Okay, reality TV has become quite popular recently, but the wonderful Jim Carrey film "The Truman Show" was released just one year before to the debut of this film. When they learned that the movie was a hit, it was obvious that they wanted a piece of the action. Even though I enjoy both films, I have to say that The Truman Show will always be my top pick.
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Awards
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination
