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Being There

7.619792h 10mPGMovieComedyDrama

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.

DirectorHal Ashby

WriterJerzy Kosiński

ProducersAndrew Braunsberg·Charles Mulvehill

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Cast · Directed by Hal Ashby

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Is Being There on Netflix?

No, Being There is not on Netflix in United States as of August 2026. You can rent or buy it on Amazon Video and Apple TV Store.

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