The Borrowers

Name: The Borrowers
Released: 1998-12-13
Cast: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Celia Imrie, Hugh Laurie

The Borrowers

PG
1h 26m
1998

95%

age 8+

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They're charming and small and live behind the wall. They're The Borrowers, tiny people whose big family adventure is filled with some of the most eye-popping effects ever seen on film. Based on the beloved classic novels by Mary Norton, and starring John Goodman, The Borrowers is a film treat to be enjoyed by people of all sizes!

Director:

Peter Hewitt

Producer:

Writer:

Cast:

John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Mark Williams, Celia Imrie, Hugh Laurie, Ruby Wax, Bradley Pierce, Flora Newbigin, Tom Felton, Raymond Pickard

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: Visually lush, refreshingly free of family-friendly clatter, and anchored with soulful depth, The Secret World of Arrietty lives up to Studio Ghibli's reputation.

Reviews

Cinema Siren

Leslie Combemale

The movie is a charming and slow attentive study of a friendship that teaches two budding youths,...

July 29, 2019

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Freakin Awesome Network

Koda Kazar

Sometimes it is good to just sit back and have a calming slice of life story.

January 18, 2019

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Fanboys of the Universe

Johnny Gayzmonic

So grounded that it makes its premise seem almost entirely plausible, and it makes it seem like ev...

Clearly aimed at a very young market and consequently the story has been stripped to its bare basi...

The story is sweet and simple, but unique.

August 23, 2018

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Common Sense Media

age 8+

Common Sense Says

Charming adaptation with constant (but funny) perils.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that the little people in this movie have a lot to fear from the "Beans," or humans, who are out to exterminate them. The tricks and traps can be painful to watch. There are also some gross-out moments (like when a Borrower falls into a pile of dog poop, or when a villain is drenched in liquid cheese). But the clever gadgets and great escapes will prove entertaining to tweens and even adults.