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The Borrowers

The Borrowers (1997)

Little People. Big Trouble. Lots of fun.

Radar 41Stable signalGB:U1h 27mAdventure · Fantasy · Action

The Radar read

A quieter title still finding its audience, though the rating rests on a thin sample, so treat it as provisional.

Synopsis

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.

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✓ Kid-friendlySuitable for all ages · GB U

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Radar score41/100
Quality signal63/100
Audience rating6.1
Votes counted528
Trust signalStable signal

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