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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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The 1997 adaptation of The Borrowers is a lighthearted, nostalgic 90s family film that relies on charm rather than narrative depth. While critics find the script predictable and thin, audiences frequently praise its rewatchability, comedic performances, and effective use of practical set design to create a sense of scale.
| Acting | The ensemble cast, featuring John Goodman, Hugh Laurie, and Jim Broadbent, provides charismatic performances that anchor the film's comedy. | |
| Production | The production design effectively emphasizes the contrast between the miniature world of the Borrowers and the human-sized environment through inventive use of household objects. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay offers a light, fairy-tale tone that maintains family-friendly appeal but suffers from a predictable and thin narrative structure. | |
| Pacing | The narrative is compressed and fast-paced, which pleases viewers looking for simple entertainment but leads to a rushed and abrupt conclusion. |