Born Rich (2003)

Directed by

Jamie Johnson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 15m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 30 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The filmmaker interviews other young heirs about growing up with extreme wealth. He also examines his own family as he prepares to inherit a fortune on his 21st birthday.

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What happens

Born Rich is a 2003 documentary film about the experience of growing up in wealthy families. It was created by Jamie Johnson, an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, and filmed primarily between 1999 and 2001. The film consists primarily of Johnson interviewing 10 other young heirs. These interviews are offset by Johnson's exploration of his own experience and family as he comes into a large inheritance on his 21st birthday. He seeks out how to be a productive person, avoiding the dysfunction that he sees affecting many of the very rich. The film explores the taboo the ultra rich have against talking about their wealth. Johnson believes this secrecy about wealth causes the wealthy to be dysfunctional, and exists because the discussion of their wealth challenges the notion that America is a meritocracy and their right to have their wealth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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