The Borrowers
Dec 25 2011
•2h 30m
•Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, TV Movie
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.
Cast
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Christopher Eccleston
Pod Clock
Stephen Fry
Professor Mildeye
Sharon Horgan
Homily Clock
Aisling Loftus
Arrietty Clock
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