The Borrowers

The Borrowers

Little People. Big Trouble. Lots of fun.

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Release Date

12/5/1997

Runtime

87 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$29,000,000

Revenue

$22,619,699

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A charming adventure that sees a tiny family navigate a life-or-death crisis over a stolen deed, told from a child-friendly perspective that finds humor and heart in the genuinely high stakes of being four inches tall in a big world.

Mood

WhimsicalPlayfulHopefulTense

Themes

FamilySurvivalComing of age

Tone

Comedic

Pacing

Brisk

Look

NaturalisticPractical effects

Structure

Linear

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