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The Kite Runner

PG-13 2007 2h 8m Drama List
65% Tomatometer 178 Reviews 84% Audience Score 100,000+ Ratings
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. Read More Read Less
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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Jonathan F. Richards Film.com The Kite Runner is dramatically and visually sumptuous Jan 3, 2008 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Toni Vall Cinemanía (Spain) Fundamentally out of focus. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2/5 Nov 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Rami A It's a very captivating film that follows the book's plot quite nicely. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/22/23 Full Review 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 Full Review Derek D Not as good as the book (naturally), but still a great movie. Thought provoking and visually exciting. When scrolling through dozens of terrible movies on a streaming app, this is pure gold. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/27/22 Full Review Audience Member . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Neal Street Productions, MacDonald-Parkes
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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