Now, before we get into the important info of how you can watch 'Being There' right now, here are some key details about the Northstar Media, Lorimar Motion Pictures drama flick. Being There starring Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden has a PG rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 10 min. The release date of the movie is December 19th, 1979. The movie received a user score of 76/100 on TMDb, which is derived from reviews from 1,069 registered users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the 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."
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'Being There' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on December 19th, 1979
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
April 3rd, 2001
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