Being There

Released Year: 1979

Certificate: PG

Runtime: 130 minutes

Genre: Comedy, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 83

Director: Hal Ashby

Stars: Peter Sellers, Shirley MacLaine, Melvyn Douglas, Jack Warden

No of Votes: 65625

Gross: 30177511

Overview: A simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.

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