The Borrowers

The Borrowers

90 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 2011

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.

The Borrowers

90 mins | Comedy, Adventure, Family, Fantasy | Dec. 25, 2011

The Borrowers
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers BBC, Working Title Television, Moonlighting Films
Original title The Borrowers
Directors Tom Harper
Writers Ben Vanstone

Cast

Christopher Eccleston

as Pod Clock

Stephen Fry

as Professor Mildeye

Sharon Horgan

as Homily Clock

Aisling Loftus

as Arrietty Clock

Robert Sheehan

as Spiller

Victoria Wood

as Granny Driver

Shaun Dooley

as Josh Charles

Charlie Hiscock

as James

Anne Hirsch

as Jenny

Warona Seane

as Dean Karen Richards

Francis Chouler

as Spiller's Mate