1979 • PG • 2h 10m • English
Being There
DramaComedyLight and funnyMind-bendingSerious and meaningful
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.
Certified PG — fine to watch with family.
Ratings & WatchWise score
Every source shown as published, plus a vote-aware combined score.
WatchWise Score
67/100
★★★½☆
1,154 votes across 1 source
Blended from TMDB 76 (100% weight); shrunk toward a 62 baseline by 1,154 total votes. Not a plain average: sources are weighted by reliability and vote count, and thin evidence is pulled toward the catalogue baseline.
- · Rated by only a few hundred people, so the score is less reliable.
- · An older title — pacing and style may feel dated.
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Box-office performance
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Commercial verdict
Hit
Comfortably recovered its budget worldwide.
