Being There (1979)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

What to watch after Being There

• Being John Malkovich (1999) — Same subject: identity
• Terms of Endearment (1983)
• The Apartment (1960)
• Annie Hall (1977) — Same feel: philosophical, smart
• Coming Home (1978) — Hal Ashby directed both
• Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)