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The Borrowers

1997 · 87 min

A playful, fast-paced romp with tiny heroes, slapstick chases, and a satisfying comeuppance for the greedy villain.

Tagline
Little People. Big Trouble. Lots of fun.
Overview
The four-inch-tall Clock family secretly share a house with the normal-sized Lender family, "borrowing" such items as thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. However, their peaceful co-existence is disturbed when evil lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the will granting title to the house, which he plans to demolish in order to build apartments. The Lenders are forced to move, and the Clocks face the risk of being exposed to the normal-sized world.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • justice
  • greed
  • friendship
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour7
Realism3
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
adventure, fantasy, action, comedy, family
Directed by
Peter Hewitt
Written by
John Kamps, Gavin Scott
Starring
John Goodman, Mark Williams, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Flora Newbigin, Tom Felton, Raymond Pickard, Bradley Pierce
Music
Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography
Trevor Brooker, John Fenner
Runtime
87 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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