The Borrowers

The Borrowers

Year: 1997

Runtime: 87 mins

Language: English

Director: Peter Hewitt

FamilyAdventureActionComedyFantasy

The four‑inch‑tall Clock family lives hidden inside the Lender home, quietly borrowing thread, safety pins, batteries and scraps of food. Their peace ends when lawyer Ocious P. Potter steals the house’s will and plans to demolish it for apartments. As the Lenders must leave, the Clocks risk exposure to the outside world.

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