Caren Nicholson I have to say when I first came across the idea of this film, I was a bit repulsed. The idea of listening to a bunch of rich kids whine about how hard it was to be rich was unappealing. After watching, I'm very happy I gave this film a chance. Jamie Johnson has real potential as a film maker. Like any film, Born Rich is meant to manipulate your emotions to get you interested in the story. What surprised me is how effective it was at doing this. Most people in the reviews I've read remark on how some of the people in this film are evil incarnate, like the model, the "baron" Carlo, and Luke Weil. This film got me thinking what kind of a childhood would have driven them to act in this manner. What morals, if any, were instilled in these kids to make them think their behavior acceptable?I, like many other reviewers, were struck at how composed and poised Ivanka Trump was. If Real Estate doesn't work, she should seriously consider politics!Personally, the character I related to most in this film was Georgina Bloomberg. As a fellow equestrian, I understand what she is going through. I spent a lot of money on my show horse, more than the value of some people's homes. Every time I win a show, I constantly hear people saying how it was my horse, or my expensive trainer, who caused me to win, not my own hard work and dedication. It takes a lot of self- confidence to face that kind of criticism constantly, and to take it gracefully. Overall this was an excellent film! I highly recommend taking the time to watch it.

Denise Beck-Clark I watched this last night and wake up thinking about it so I conclude it was thought provoking, though I think it could have gone deeper. On the other hand, maybe the rich inheritors who were interviewed went as deep as they could! These are people who have the status that millions of us try to get each day as we shell out our hard earned bucks for lottery tickets. I believe we have to be somehow entitled to our karmic destinies, otherwise it would be impossible to justify why some people are born as natural lottery winners and others need 3 jobs just to pay the rent.The one burning question I have after seeing BORN RICH is Where is Paris Hilton? Was she purposely omitted from this or did she decline? I would have been interested in getting the most famous heiress's take on being born rich.

zencirce I was morbidly fascinated by this film and only watched it to the end to see how much worse it could get. By the culmination, I could definitely understand why the parents of rich kids are wary of having their erstwhile whelps discuss their wealth. It's probably got a lot to do with not wanting anyone to see what sleeze they've raised. Overwhelmingly unattractive, obnoxious, and virtually illiterate (because why go to class when there are handbags to be bought and hangovers to be overcome), the majority of these kids have absolutely NOTHING going for them but their riches. I'm not surprised to hear that they worry about losing their money- they know that they've cultivated little else of worth in their pitiable existences.P.S. It's also mildly intriguing to watch them and know that richness does not protect you from acne, bizarre speech impediments, herpes or yellow tooth syndrome but it does seem to give one the impression that one is immensely attractive and shaggable despite these disgusting attributes.

goodwithfaces Worth seeing. I wasn't as offended by the world-view presented as others were. These are very young people grappling with enormous privilege, which unsurprisingly, is its own circle of Hell. Ironically, their struggles are not very different from anyone else's. "What am I going to do with myself?" is something everyone asks. Not having to work is just the other side of having to work. Ultimately, we all still have to make our way in this world. But, one does get a sense of the truism of Thoreau's comment that(paraphrase)"to be born rich is not to be born at all, but rather, still-born." I saw this on HBO and watched Indian Point, another documentary, right after. There was Robert F. Kennedy, another child of privilege, hard at work doing something that matters to him. The individuals who are struggling in Born Rich could benefit by watching him at work and learning how to live.