The Kite Runner fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
History, family, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
Standout cinematography
Calm and low-key
The Kite Runner is calm and low-intensity.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family and growing up.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and cathartic. Much of it is about family and growing up.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
History, family, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around history, family, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters and performances
The characters and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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The Kite Runner is included with a subscription to fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 7.5, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 h 8 min
The Kite Runner runs 2 h 8 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Kite Runner higher (78) than critics (63). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $20 million to make and earned $73 million worldwide, 3.7 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Portuguese, Pashto, Russian, Urdu. Produced in China, United Kingdom, United States.
+65GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Kite Runner in 79 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 110 storytelling tropes for The Kite Runner, including Corrupt Church, Broken Bird, In the Blood.
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