The Borrowers

The Borrowers (1998)

  • 73% of critics liked it
    (26 reviews)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (48,611 ratings)

Peter Hewitt (Tom and Huck) directed this $30-million family film, an adaptation of Mary Norton's classic children's novels about a miniature family of wee folk, four inches high, living beneath the floorboards of an English cottage. The Borrowers family, so labeled because they "borrow" from the… More

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PG, 1 hr. 26 min.
Directed By
Peter Hewitt, Peter Hewitt (I)
Written By
John Kamps
Genres
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Kids & Family
In Theaters
Feb 13, 1998 Wide
On DVD
Aug 19, 1998
PolyGram

Critic Reviews

  • Nell Minow, Common Sense Media

    Charming screen adaptation of cute book.

  • Maria Garcia, Film Journal International

    A cut above most family entertainment.

  • Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice

    Shows that courtesy not only keeps civilization humming but benefits all who practice it.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Melvin W


    Pod Clock: We're not vermin. We're not creeps. And we're not pests. We're Borrowers.  "Little People... Big Adventure" The Borrowers is a terrific and fun family adventure movie. It's a movie I wish I had seen when I was a child. Watching now, it… More

  • AJ V


    The whole story about these tiny people may appeal to kids for a second or two, but overall it's not that interesting.

  • Michael E


    great effects, and a great and interesting plot

  • Jennifer D


    Cutest film ever. Tom Felton is in it too.

  • Wahida K


    Little People. Big Trouble. Lots of fun.

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