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Being There (1979)

Summary: After the death of his employer forces him out of the only home he's ever known, a simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful tycoon and an insider in Washington politics.
Release Date: February 08, 1980
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Director: Hal Ashby
Hal AshbyDirector
Hal Ashby ethnicity
White Male
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Writers: Jerzy Kosinski
Jerzy KosinskiWriter
Jerzy Kosinski ethnicity
Jewish Male
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, Robert C. Jones
Robert C. JonesWriter
Robert C. Jones ethnicity
White Male
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Runtime: 2 h 10 min
MPAA: PG
Production: BSB, CIP, Lorimar Film Entertainment, Northstar Media
Distributor: MGM/CBS Home Video, CBS Video, CBS/Fox, CBS, Warner Home Video, Warner Bros., HBO Max, The Criterion Collection
Country: United States
Language: English
Domestic: $ 30,177,511
International: $ 1,924

Box office:

Domestic:$30.2MInternational:$1.9KWorldwide:$30.2M

Adaptation/remake:

based on novel
-3%

The Rotten Tomatoes audience rated this -3% lower than the critics.

95%92%

The Metacritic audience rated this -6% lower than the critics.

83/10077/100
28%12%

28% of the Stars & Main Cast are Female.

12% of the Stars & Main Cast are "diverse."

White76.47%Jewish11.76%Asian5.88%Black5.88%
2.00

LGBTQ content included:

homosexual

BechdeltestTalk about a man

Commonsensemedia

Sex3/5
Language3/5

This film gets a 2.00/5 family friendly score


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