Now, before we get into the full breakdown of how you can watch 'Being There' right now, here are some finer points 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 was calculated from reviews from 1,069 real users.
Thinking about what happens in this film? 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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Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Being There' on each platform when they are available. 'Being There' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Prime Video, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, and TCM in the US.
'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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