Stars: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams, Bradley Pierce, Hugh Laurie, Ruby Wax, Tom Felton, Bob Goody, Andrew Dunford, Aden Gillett, Doon MacKichan, Patrick Monkton, Flora Newbigin, Raymond Pickard, Dick Ward, George Yiasoumi

Director: Peter Hewitt

Summary: A family of four inch high people live under the stairs of a family home occupied by, to them at least, giant sized people. Based on the books by Mary Morton.

Children's author Mary Norton's storybook creations, the four-inch-tall family of "borrowers" who live among humans and co-opt their possessions, get a first-rate big-screen translation. When a crooked lawyer (a gleefully over-the-top Goodman) takes over the Lender family's house, he's got to reckon with the "borrowers" therein, who launch a campaign to oust the invader and restore the home to its rightful tenants.

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The popular children's books by Mary Norton have been filmed before, but never with as much imagination and ingenuity as you'll find on display in this delightful fantasy film released to critical praise in 1998. The eponymous Borrowersare a family of tiny people who live in the walls and under the floorboards in the homes of "normal-sized" humans; they earn their by "borrowing" the household items (string, food crumbs, buttons, and so on) needed to furnish their tiny hiding places and provide their meals. The little Clock family lives happily undisturbed in the home of an aged aunt, but when the aunt dies and her will is stolen by an unscrupulous lawyer (John Goodman), the Clocks face eviction and the frightening hazards of the outside world. Under the ingenious direction of Peter Hewitt, this simple, straightforward movie mixes comedy, adventure, and suspense with some of the cleverest special effects you've ever seen, taking full advantage of effects technologies to immerse you in the world of the tiny people. A climactic chase scene in a milk-bottling plant is a visual tour de force, and the movie's smart and dazzling enough to entertain parents and children alike. After its modest success in cinemas, The Borrowersstands a good chance of becoming a home-video favourite. --Jeff Shannon

Aspect Ratio:	4:3 Full Frame, 16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Subtitles:	Dutch
Year:	1997
Release Date:	July 6, 2009
Runtime:	87 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	551262
Keywords:	Family, General, Wide, Screen, Childrens, Borrowers
Genre:	Family