Being There

Movie • 1979 • Comedy  

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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.
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Does the dog die?
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Is there pedophilia?
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Is an animal abandoned?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Is an animal sad?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Is there bestiality?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is a child abused?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone stalked?
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Does a cat die?
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Does an animal die?
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Does a pet die?
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a horse die?
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Assault
Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Is someone tortured?
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Children
Is a minor sexualized?
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Does someone vomit?
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GeorgeKaplan
Three scenes in which a doctor administers an injection in the thigh/buttock. They are not in close-up.
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RyanS
Ben has aplastic anemia, not cancer
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Does someone die by suicide?
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RyanS
It's up for debate, but I and other film fans and critics interpret Chance as being autistic.
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martch
There is an extended joke revolving around a gay character which could potentially be seen as offensive, but no outright slurs.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Ben has aplastic anemia
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mrflatwoods
Yes, but no one is seriously hurt.
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