The Borrowers
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The Borrowers is a 1997 family fantasy film based on Mary Norton's novels, following a tiny family living secretly within the walls of a human house.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Borrowers canonical | 9 |
| The Borrowers (1997 film) | 2 |
| The Borrowers (1973 television series) | 1 |
| The Borrowers (TV series) | 1 |
| The Borrowers (novel series) | 1 |
| The Borrowers series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4174919 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: The Borrowers Context triple: [Jim Broadbent, notableWork, The Borrowers]
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The Little Friend
The Little Friend is a 2002 novel by Donna Tartt that follows a young girl in Mississippi who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind her brother’s long-unsolved murder.
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B.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting is a 2002 fantasy drama film, based on Natalie Babbitt’s novel, about a young girl who discovers a family that has gained immortality from drinking from a magical spring.
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C.
The Magic Hedge
The Magic Hedge is a renowned birdwatching hotspot and migratory bird sanctuary located along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago’s Montrose Point.
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D.
The Children’s Book
The Children’s Book is a richly layered historical novel by A. S. Byatt that follows several intertwined families of artists and intellectuals in late Victorian and Edwardian England, exploring art, storytelling, and the social upheavals leading up to World War I.
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E.
Charlotte's Web
"Charlotte's Web" is a beloved children's novel by E.B. White about the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a wise spider named Charlotte, celebrated for its themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the cycle of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Borrowers Target entity description: The Borrowers is a 1997 family fantasy film based on Mary Norton's novels, following a tiny family living secretly within the walls of a human house.
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A.
The Little Friend
The Little Friend is a 2002 novel by Donna Tartt that follows a young girl in Mississippi who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth behind her brother’s long-unsolved murder.
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B.
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting is a 2002 fantasy drama film, based on Natalie Babbitt’s novel, about a young girl who discovers a family that has gained immortality from drinking from a magical spring.
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C.
The Magic Hedge
The Magic Hedge is a renowned birdwatching hotspot and migratory bird sanctuary located along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Chicago’s Montrose Point.
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D.
The Children’s Book
The Children’s Book is a richly layered historical novel by A. S. Byatt that follows several intertwined families of artists and intellectuals in late Victorian and Edwardian England, exploring art, storytelling, and the social upheavals leading up to World War I.
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E.
Charlotte's Web
"Charlotte's Web" is a beloved children's novel by E.B. White about the friendship between a pig named Wilbur and a wise spider named Charlotte, celebrated for its themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the cycle of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
family film
ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Borrowers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Borrowers (novel series)
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| basedOnAuthor | Mary Norton ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Trevor Brooker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Peter Hewitt ⓘ |
| distributedBy | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harry Keramidas ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
forced perspective
ⓘ
practical effects ⓘ |
| genre |
family
ⓘ
fantasy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family and home
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greed and eviction ⓘ miniature people living hidden in human environments ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Bradley Pierce
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Celia Imrie NERFINISHED ⓘ Flora Newbigin ⓘ Jim Broadbent NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goodman ⓘ Mark Williams ⓘ Tom Felton ⓘ |
| liveActionOrAnimated | live-action ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arrietty Clock
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Homily Clock ⓘ Peagreen Clock ⓘ Pod Clock ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Harry Gregson-Williams ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A tiny family called the Borrowers lives secretly within the walls and floors of a human house, borrowing items from the humans to survive. ⓘ |
| producer |
Eric Fellner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Bevan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Working Title Films ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 89 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Gavin Scott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Kamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | human house ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
families ⓘ |
| title | The Borrowers self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| villainActor | John Goodman ⓘ |
| villainCharacter | Ocious P. Potter ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Borrowers Description of subject: The Borrowers is a 1997 family fantasy film based on Mary Norton's novels, following a tiny family living secretly within the walls of a human house.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.