The Borrowers is a 1997 film based on the famous children's novel of the same name by author Mary Norton. In 1998 it was nominated for the title of Best British Film in the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, but lost to Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth. The film also picked up another two nominations and one win in awards.
The movie starts with young Pete Lender setting up traps around his house. His parents ask him to explain ...
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The Borrowers is a 1997 film based on the famous children's novel of the same name by author Mary Norton. In 1998 it was nominated for the title of Best British Film in the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards, but lost to Gary Oldman's Nil by Mouth. The film also picked up another two nominations and one win in awards.
The movie starts with young Pete Lender setting up traps around his house. His parents ask him to explain why, and he says he's trying to capture whatever is stealing the small commodities lying around the house. Meanwhile, his parents go to meet Ocious P. Potter (Goodman), a corpulent lawyer who intends on destroying the Lenders' home in order to build an apartment complex. The only way to save the house is to find the long-lost will of Pete's maternal great-aunt (his mother's aunt), who is rumored to have left the house to them before her death. Meanwhile, Arrietty Clock, the elder child of a family of miniaturized humans known as "Borrowers",...
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