Borrowed Future

Name: Borrowed Future
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-10-15
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Dave Ramsey, Seth Godin, Anthony O'Neal

2021
1h 24m

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7.2/10

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There's a massive student loan crisis in America. Millions have found themselves buried beneath a mountain of debt. Entire generations are trapped. Borrowed Future uncovers the dark side of ... Read allThere's a massive student loan crisis in America. Millions have found themselves buried beneath a mountain of debt. Entire generations are trapped. Borrowed Future uncovers the dark side of the student loan industry and exposes how the system is built to work against you. We meet... Read allThere's a massive student loan crisis in America. Millions have found themselves buried beneath a mountain of debt. Entire generations are trapped. Borrowed Future uncovers the dark side of the student loan industry and exposes how the system is built to work against you. We meet a group of high school students as they're about to make one of the biggest financial dec... Read all

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10samstark-00818

Compelling!

Honestly Shocking. Student Loans have truly become the normal way of life for higher education and before seeing this documentary I didn't give much attention to it. Now I see there is MASSIVE problem that cannot be left untouched, and the government sure ain't gonna fix it.

1beniotlakos

Skip it

Not a horrible watch, but nothing you can't get for free just by reading opinion articles in any major publication. The characters weren't believable, and the ending was predictable.

10kgossettcsu

All high schooler should see this

This documentary is eye opening for high schoolers that don't understand what student loans will do to their future. I would highly recommend watching it to parents and high schoolers.

It's essential that people understand the impact of these loans on their future. Too many people don't understand the impact until it's too late to make a different choice. That is why this documentary is so great. There are other options, like cheaper schools that have just as good quality of education but maybe not all the hype, plus scholarships and working through college.

I don't know why other commenters are so harsh... my heart broke for some of the people they interviewed. I am definitely showing this to my kids when they get to high school.

10betterjedi

Powerful documentary that exposes a societal cancer

The documentary does a great job of providing facts about the student loan crisis. The round table interviews that Anthony did with the students was startling. I teach high school and I see this similar attitude a lot. Most of my students want to go to a big college for the lifestyle or because they think it's expected. They won't even consider getting just as good of an education at a local community college.

I do wish the documentary spent more time revealing ideas for how students can get their degrees cheaper. Also, to the people who think you have to have a degree to get a job, you are part of the problem. That's simply not true. Trade schools are a great, cheap alternative to 4 year colleges.