Mary Norton Archives

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Rating: ★★★

Feb 4, 2000Adventures with a Good Witch/Disney Film

Obvious but likeable attempt by Disney to replicate the success of Mary Poppins with Angela Lansbury as a good witch taking a group of children on a series of nonsense adventures

Director: Robert Stevenson

Actors: Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson

Category: Fantasy

4 February 200016 September 2025 by Roog

The Borrowers [<i>Season 1</i>] (1992)

Rating: ★★★★

Sep 16, 2025Miniature People Adventures

Absolutely delightful and charming BBC series about a family of miniature people who live in secrecy inside the walls of human houses. The best of several versions of the popular books

Director: John Henderson

Actors: Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, Daniel Newman, …

Category: Fantasy

16 September 202515 March 2026 by Roog

The Borrowers (1997)

Rating: ★★★

Jul 16, 1999Miniature People Adventures

Amiable adaptation of Mary Norton's books about a family of miniature people that live in hiding in a human house. Aimed for big scale effects and slapstick set-pieces but sufficiently engaging nevertheless

Director: Peter Hewitt

Actors: John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Flora Newbigin, Bradley Pierce, …

Category: Fantasy

16 July 19995 October 2021 by Roog

Arrietty (2010)

Rating: ★★★★

Nov 3, 2011Anime/Miniature People Adventures

Studio Ghibli tackle Mary Norton's classic books about a miniature family that live inside the walls of a house. Norton's essential Englishness translates surprisingly well to anime and the results are quite magical

Director: Hiromasa Yonebayashi

Category: Fantasy

3 November 20119 July 2025 by Roog