The Borrowers

Name: The Borrowers
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Family
Released: 1997-12-05
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 6
Cast: John Goodman, Mark Williams, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Flora Newbigin

1997·Movie·PG·87 min·★ 6.0(521)

Adventure Fantasy Action Comedy Family More English titles

“Little People. Big Trouble. Lots of fun.”

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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About The Borrowers

The Borrowers is a 1997 English-language adventure, fantasy and action film directed by Peter Hewitt. The cast is led by John Goodman, Mark Williams, Jim Broadbent. It has a runtime of 1h 27m. Viewers rate it 6.0/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

The Borrowers was produced by Working Title Films and PolyGram Filmed Entertainment and made in United Kingdom and United States of America. It was released on December 5, 1997, and carries a PG certification. Made on a budget of about $29 million, it went on to gross $23 million worldwide.

Director: Peter Hewitt
Writers: Gavin Scott, John Kamps
Release date: December 5, 1997
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Budget: $29 million
Box office: $23 million
Production: Working Title Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

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The Borrowers cast & crew

The Borrowers was directed by Peter Hewitt and written by Gavin Scott and John Kamps.

The cast features John Goodman as Ocious P. Potter, Mark Williams as Exterminator Jeff, Jim Broadbent as Pod Clock, Celia Imrie as Homily Clock, Flora Newbigin as Arrietty Clock, and Tom Felton as Peagreen Clock.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, cinematography is by Trevor Brooker, and it was produced by Rachel Talalay and Eric Fellner.

Is The Borrowers worth watching?

The Borrowers holds an audience score of 6.0/10 from 521 ratings, a solidly received adventure films.

At 1h 27m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy adventure, fantasy, and action, The Borrowers is worth a place on your watchlist.

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