Is On Borrowed Time easy watching?

Yes. More comforting than 77% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is On Borrowed Time violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is On Borrowed Time sad?

Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does On Borrowed Time end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is On Borrowed Time scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

On Borrowed Time

Name: On Borrowed Time
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Released: 1939
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Lionel Barrymore, Cedric Hardwicke, Beulah Bondi, Una Merkel, Bobs Watson

The Great Broadway Stage Hit Reaches The Screen

Directed by Harold S. Bucquet

Produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

193999 min7.6 / 10

A whimsical yet poignant fantasy about an elderly grandfather's love for his orphaned grandson, where he outwits Death itself to secure the boy's future.

Young Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his grandfather are inseparable. Gramps is concerned for Pud's future and wary of a scheming relative who seeks custody of the child. One day Mr. Brink, an agent of Death, arrives to take Gramps "to the land where the woodbine twineth." Through a bit of trickery, Gramps confines Mr. Brink, and thus Death, to the branches of a large apple tree, giving Gramps extra time to resolve issues about Pud's future.

Questions people ask

Is On Borrowed Time easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is On Borrowed Time violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is On Borrowed Time sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Does On Borrowed Time end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 71% of films.
Is On Borrowed Time scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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