Being There (1979)
Directed by Hal Ashby · 130 min · Comedy, Drama
82.4 TOPICAL score · #289 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Being There (1979, directed by Hal Ashby) has a TOPICAL score of 82.4 - ranked 289 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and critics. It won 2 awards from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Critics: 95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.6/10 (1,175 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 37 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics95% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.6/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.6/10 (1,175 ratings)
- Awards2 wins, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 37 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read44,303 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 1 time
Starring: Peter Sellers (actor #325), Shirley MacLaine (actor #115), Melvyn Douglas (actor #371), Jack Warden (actor #537)
“In 2003, The New York Times placed the film on its Best 1000 Movies Ever list.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10