The Borrowers
Directed by Tom Harper
Produced by BBC, Moonlighting Films
A whimsical family adventure that balances the cozy charm of a hidden world with gentle peril, grounded in themes of home, family bonds, and resourcefulness.
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.
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