Being There

– A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
8.00 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 10 Minutes
Release Year:
1979
Being There
Being There (1979)

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television.

Being There (1979) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 May 1980

Language:

English, Russian, Italian

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Being There

Being There
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Plot:

A simple-minded gardener named Chance has spent all his life in the Washington D.C. house of an old man. When the man dies, Chance is put out on the street with no knowledge of the world except what he has learned from television. After a run in with a limousine, he ends up a guest of a woman (Eve) and her husband Ben, an influential but sickly businessman. Now called Chauncey Gardner, Chance becomes friend and confidante to Ben, and an unlikely political insider.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 15 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
8.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
96%
Metacritic:
84%

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