Opening

75% Fast & Furious 6 May 24
22% The Hangover Part III May 23
63% Epic May 24
96% Before Midnight May 24
85% We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks May 24
82% Fill the Void May 24
20% A Green Story
—— Alyce Kills May 24

Top Box Office

87% Star Trek Into Darkness $70.2M
78% Iron Man 3 $35.8M
50% The Great Gatsby $23.9M
46% Pain & Gain $3.2M
69% The Croods $3.0M
77% 42 $2.8M
55% Oblivion $2.3M
99% Mud $2.2M
36% Peeples $2.2M
8% The Big Wedding $1.2M

Coming Soon

—— After Earth May 31
—— Now You See Me May 31
100% The Kings of Summer May 31
89% The East May 31

On Borrowed Time (1939)

tomatometer

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Jul 7, 1939 Wide

No Reviews Yet...

Release Date: Jul 7, 1939 Wide

audience

83

liked it
Average Rating: 4.1/5
User Ratings: 169

My Rating

Movie Info

Old Gramps (Lionel Barrymore) is not about to go gentle into that good night when Mr. Brink (Cedric Hardwicke), who sometimes travels under the name of the Grim Reaper, comes calling. Through a ruse, Gramps chases Brink up a tree in his garden, rendering the mysterious stranger helpless. As a result, no one dies throughout the world, and disease and misery runs rampant. Dispassionately, Mr. Brink decides to "reach" Gramps through his beloved grandson (Bobs Watson). He talks the boy into climbing

Nov 18, 1992

MGM

Watch It Now

Cast

ADVERTISEMENT

There are no critic reviews yet for On Borrowed Time. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates!

Audience Reviews for On Borrowed Time

What a fascinating storyline, as only MGM could do it. The cast is fabulous. Lionel Barrymore, Beulah Bondi and Una Merkel all excel. Cedric Hardwicke is very memorable. The writing is excellent, so imaginative and different. Quite unforgettable.
March 25, 2010
jam233
James Higgins
What an easy... quaint... laid-back movie to watch. Loved it!
January 10, 2011
sugarbear
sherry winters
No quotes approved yet for On Borrowed Time. Logged in users can submit quotes.

Discussion Forum

There are no discussion threads for On Borrowed Time yet.

Help | About | Jobs | Critics Submission | API | Licensing | Mobile