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Mary Norton

Writer · Died August 29, 1992, aged 88 · London, England, UK

Mary Norton was born on 10 December 1903 in Highbury, London, England, UK. She was a writer, known for Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971), The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) and The Borrowers Reboot. She was married to Lionel Boncey and Robert Norton. She died on 29 August 1992 in Hartland, Bideford, Devon, England, UK.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 10, 1903
Died
August 29, 1992 (aged 88)
From
London, England, UK
Works as
Writer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 16% in 30 days

What are Mary Norton's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
50%
Survival
17%
Self
16%
Society
7%
Ideas
5%
Power
4%
Family bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 5 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Hopeful
3
Joyful
2
Contemplative
2
Thrilling
3
Other
1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Mary Norton's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Mary Norton's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

8 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Les Chapardeurs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show Creator

  • The Borrowers(2011)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • The Secret World of Arrietty(2010)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Borrowers(1997)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • The Borrowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 12 episodes · Novel

  • The Borrowers(1973)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971)

    Novel

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • The Borrowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Novel

Career shape

A full career of 8 titles, 7 of them dated from 1971 to 2025.

Biggest box office

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

$149M worldwide

Highest rated

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing7 of 8: 7 only writing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew1 of 8: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1970s2 · crew1990s2 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Mary Norton's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th3

Shape of the crowd

None of their 5 titles divides audiences: 2 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed1

Most loved · writer

The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)

Midcredits 97th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 54/100 and the plot and story 48/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Mary Norton work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mary Norton's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walt deFaria shares the most, 4.

Producers