Underplayed Gems

The Borrowers (2011)

The Borrowers poster
Directed by
Tom Harper
Genre
fantasy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
U
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A family of tiny people live secretly in the walls of a human house and survive by borrowing small items. When their existence is threatened, a young boy helps them protect their home.

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What happens

The Borrowers is a 2011 British television film starring Stephen Fry, Christopher Eccleston and Victoria Wood, based broadly on Mary Norton's 1952 novel The Borrowers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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