The Borrowers
Little People. Big Trouble. Lots of fun.
1997 | 87m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Peter Hewitt |
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| Writer: | Mary Norton, Gavin Scott, John Kamps |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 05, 1997 |
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| Director: | Peter Hewitt |
| Writer: | Mary Norton, Gavin Scott, John Kamps |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Action |
| Keywords | dwarf, household, lawyer, based on children's book, little people, child's point of view, real estate |
| Production Companies | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Working Title Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $22,619,699
Budget: $29,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Goodman | Ocious P. Potter |
| Mark Williams | Exterminator Jeff |
| Jim Broadbent | Pod Clock |
| Celia Imrie | Homily Clock |
| Flora Newbigin | Arrietty Clock |
| Tom Felton | Peagreen Clock |
| Raymond Pickard | Spiller |
| Bradley Pierce | Pete Lender |
| Aden Gillett | Joe Lender |
| Doon Mackichan | Victoria Lender |
| Hugh Laurie | Officer Steady |
| Ruby Wax | Town Hall Clerk |
| Andrew Dunford | Dustbunny |
| Bob Goody | Minty |
| Patrick Monckton | Swag |
| Dick Ward | Milkman |
| George Antoni | Chauffeur |
| Alex Winter | TV Gangster |
| Michael Hewitt | TV Sergeant |
| Simon Hewitt | TV Constable |
| David Freeman | TV Constable |
| Carolyn Allen | Borrower (uncredited) |
| Ben Goodman | Borrower (uncredited) |
| Stacey Gough | Borrower (uncredited) |
| Allin Kempthorne | Borrower (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Susan Parkinson | Hairstylist |
| Trevor Brooker | Director of Photography |
| Gemma Jackson | Production Design |
| Marie France | Costume Design |
| Terry Jarvis | Wigmaker |
| Mary Norton | Novel |
| Michele Tandy | Finance |
| John Fenner | Director of Photography |
| Careen Hertzog | Set Decoration |
| Jim Smart | Electrician |
| Andrew Ackland-Snow | Art Direction |
| Jim Morahan | Supervising Art Director |
| Sara Desmond | Second Assistant Director |
| Mary Richards | Line Producer |
| Peter Hewitt | Director |
| Gavin Scott | Screenplay |
| David Freeman | Editor |
| Nina Gold | Casting |
| Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou | Hairstylist |
| Harry Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| John Kamps | Screenplay |
| Greg Powell | Stunts |
| Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
| Mike Prestwood Smith | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, ADR Recordist |
| Janek Sirrs | Digital Supervisor |
| Chris Lyons | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Drew Jones | Digital Effects Producer |
| Lise Mayer | Consulting Producer |
| Mark Southworth | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walt deFaria | Executive Producer |
| Tim Bevan | Producer |
| Eric Fellner | Producer |
| Rachel Talalay | Producer |
| Liza Chasin | Co-Producer |
| Debra Hayward | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 26 | 39 | 17 |
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