Where to watch Being There (1979) tonight

Being There (1979) runs 2 h 10 min, is rated PG in the US and averages 7.6 from 1,177 TMDB members. 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.

Runtime

2 h 10 min — ends 10:10 pm if you start at 8:00 pm

Rated

PG (US)

Genres

Comedy, Drama

Released

December 19, 1979

TMDB rating

7.6 / 10 from 1,177 votes

Director

Hal Ashby

Starring

Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden

Language

English

Where to watch it tonight

Streaming availability by JustWatch. In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Howdy Amazon Channel (subscription).

Questions people ask

How long is Being There?

Being There is 2 h 10 min long (130 minutes). If you start it at 8:00 pm it ends at 10:10 pm; add about 20 minutes if you watch trailers first.

What is Being There rated?

Being There is rated PG in the US.

Is Being There a good movie to watch with a group?

Yes — a crowd movie. Comedy and Drama hold a room: people can talk, laugh or scream over it and still follow what is going on.

Where can I stream Being There?

In the US, as of 2026-11-05: Howdy Amazon Channel (subscription). Availability changes often; this page loads the live list for your country (streaming availability by JustWatch).

Lists it could be on

• Movies from the 70s
• Date night movies
• The most-rated movies on TMDB

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• The Giver (2014)

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