Metacritic Movie Ratings
Been Rich All My Life Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 83

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Good times and bum times, they've seen it all and they're still here. Lucky us.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Village Voice

  The Silver Belles are bold, brash, and gorgeously awake, and their willingness to live large is thrilling.

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• 70

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  MacDonald seems less interested in the Silver Belles' past than their inspirational present. Eventually, the inevitable broken hips and dizzy spells take their toll, but those who remain seem determined to shuffle-step their way into the sunset.

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• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyDennis Harvey

  Providing an inspiration for active retirement, the ex-Harlem Renaissance chorus girls profiled in docu Been Rich All My Life are still shaking booty while most of their contemporaries can only shuffle their walkers.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The New York TimesStephen Holden

  An admiring portrait of the Silver Belles, a troupe of veteran Harlem tap dancers between the ages of 84 and 96, is a valuable historical document and a useful how-to movie about making the most of old age.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck

  A richly uplifting if somewhat rambling portrait of indomitableness in the face of old age and infirmity, Been Rich All My Life will be inspirational to young and old alike.

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