The Borrowers

The Borrowers

2011 · 90 min · ★ 5.8 · Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie

Family adventure based on Mary Norton's classic children's books about a race of tiny people who live under the floorboards, resourcefully surviving by borrowing bits and pieces from the large residents who dwell above. After being discovered by 'human beans', borrower Arrietty and her parents are forced to leave their home while attempting to evade the clutches of obsessive scientist Professor Mildeye.

Directed by Tom Harper · Written by Ben Vanstone

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Christopher Eccleston Pod Clock
Stephen Fry Professor Mildeye
Sharon Horgan Homily Clock
Aisling Loftus Arrietty Clock
Robert Sheehan Spiller
Victoria Wood Granny Driver
Shaun Dooley Josh Charles
Charlie Hiscock James
Anne Hirsch Jenny
Warona Seane Dean Karen Richards
Francis Chouler Spiller's Mate

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