8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Being There (1979)
Being There (1979)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film offers a satirical critique of societal superficiality, media manipulation, and the human tendency to project meaning onto the meaningless, without explicitly promoting or opposing any specific political ideology. Its focus is on the general mechanisms of power and perception rather than partisan politics.
The film features a traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of established roles. Its narrative, while satirical, does not critically portray traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film employs Christian allegory, most notably in Chance's miraculous walk on water, to suggest a transcendent purity and innocence. This symbolism elevates Chance's character, contrasting his simple, almost divine nature with the superficiality and moral emptiness of the powerful elite. The narrative uses these spiritual allusions to affirm a deeper, often misunderstood, truth.
The film "Being There" does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on political satire and social commentary through the character of Chance, with no explicit representation of queer identities or experiences within its plot or character arcs.
The film "Being There" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on political satire and social commentary through the story of a simple gardener mistaken for a profound intellectual, with no elements related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Being There" is an adaptation of Jerzy Kosinski's novel. All major characters, including Chance, Eve Rand, and Benjamin Rand, maintain the same gender as established in the original source material. There are no instances of characters being portrayed as a different gender than their canonical or historical depiction.
The film "Being There" (1979) is an adaptation of Jerzy Kosinski's novel. All major characters, including Chance, Eve Rand, and Benjamin Rand, are portrayed by actors whose race aligns with their established depiction in the source material. No character canonically established as one race is portrayed as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.9
7.6
Critic Ratings
9.5
8.3
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