The Borrowers
2011 · 90 min · Director: Tom Harper
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Pod and Homily Clock and their sixteen year old daughter Arietty are 'Borrowers', four inch high people who live under the floor boards in Granny Driver's house and borrow what they need without her knowledge. She is determined to catch them. When Arietty defies her father and strays into the house alone young James hides her and they become friends but Granny contacts Professor Mildeye, who is obsessed with the existence of 'Homo Sapiens Redactus', whom he wants to exhibit to the world and he captures Pod and Homily. Fortunately Arietty and resourceful fellow Borrower Spiller join forces with James to effect a rescue before the professor can dissect his tiny captives.
Emotional fingerprint
The Borrowers (2011) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Joy 25%, Love 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Joy25%
- Love20%
- Anticipation15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Love. Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Family. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Love. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 64/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Joy
- Humor
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Joy | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 52 % | 43 % | 15 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 53 % | 44 % | 13 % | 36 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Humor | 53 % | 33 % | 21 % | 34 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Joy | 51 % | 24 % | 31 % | 30 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 55 % | 40 % | 24 % | 25 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 64 % | 59 % | 9 % | 20 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 60 % | 50 % | 6 % | 23 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Humor | 53 % | 36 % | 13 % | 35 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 55 % | 35 % | 14 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Sadness | 61 % | 40 % | 13 % | 31 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 66 % | 52 % | 13 % | 25 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Humor | 64 % | 56 % | 15 % | 31 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 63 % | 56 % | 16 % | 31 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 64 % | 58 % | 18 % | 30 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 65 % | 57 % | 24 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 74 % | 68 % | 30 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 80 % | 71 % | 39 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Relief | 78 % | 51 % | 50 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Joy | 71 % | 21 % | 57 % | 38 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Joy | 67 % | 7 % | 60 % | 22 % |
Man in a hole
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Granny Driver
James
Jenny
Dean Karen Richards
Spiller's Mate
Details
- Directed by
- Tom Harper
- Written by
- Mary Norton, Ben Vanstone
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2011
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United Kingdom, South Africa
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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