The Kite Runner

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The Kite Runner

PG-13

2007

2h 8m

Drama

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Growing up in Kabul, Amir and Hassan are inseparable friends. As an adult living in California, Amir remains haunted by a childhood incident in which he betrayed Hassan's trust. When he learns that the Taliban has murdered Hassan and wife, Amir returns to his homeland to learn the fate of the couple's son.

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Critics Consensus

Despite some fine performances, The Kite Runner is just shy of rendering the magic of the novel on to the big screen.

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Ben Kenigsberg

Time Out

Rated: 2/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Amy Nicholson

I.E. Weekly

Hosseini's over-done melodrama that doesn't so much open our eyes to Afghanistan as reinforce everything negative we've already suspected.

Rated: C-

Jan 29, 2008

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Jonathan F. Richards

Film.com

The Kite Runner is dramatically and visually sumptuous

Jan 3, 2008

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Akos Peterbencze

Vulnerable Man (Medium)

The Kite Runner examines and explores such complex emotions and relationships that are worth the journey in itself.

Jul 22, 2023

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

The deviation from standard structuring is just one more element that is terribly predictable.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 26, 2020

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Toni Vall

Cinemanía (Spain)

Fundamentally out of focus. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Nov 4, 2020

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I Am F

Actors are good and it's emotional enough.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/06/25

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Faiz D

One of those movies that goes straight to the heart.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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annette Z

I DID NTO LIKE THSI MOVIE -- I FELT LIKE A CHILD ABUSE scene WAS TO HARSH FOR ME I DIDNT LIKE . I do not think any one shoudl ahve to see it .

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/11/24

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Danielly Ann V

If I could just rate this 0 star I would! Im so infuriated that they change mostly of the story from the book. THE BOOK IS A MASTERPIECE. How come the author approved this? A lot of Plot Points we're not shown so the MOVIE HAS NO IMPACT AT ALL. PURE TRASH 🗑️🗑️🗑️ NEVER BEEN THIS AFFCETED WITH MOVIE ADAPTATIONS BUT D*mn! WHO E U TO CHANGE THE PLOT 😭😭😭😭😭😡😤🤬

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/08/24

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Rami A

It's a very captivating film that follows the book's plot quite nicely.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/09/25

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Ryan B

Bad movie, none of them look like how I pictured them. Why? Only Rahim Khan does. Fix it.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/17/22

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Synopsis

Growing up in Kabul, Amir and Hassan are inseparable friends. As an adult living in California, Amir remains haunted by a childhood incident in which he betrayed Hassan's trust. When he learns that the Taliban has murdered Hassan and wife, Amir returns to his homeland to learn the fate of the couple's son.

Director: Marc Forster
Producer: William Horberg, Walter F. Parkes, Rebecca Yeldham, E. Bennett Walsh
Screenwriter: David Benioff
Production Co: MacDonald-Parkes, Neal Street Productions, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
Rating: PG-13 (Sexual Assault of a Child|Brief Strong Language|Strong Thematic Material|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Dec 14, 2007
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 12, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.8M
Runtime: 2h 8m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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