The Kite Runner

"There is a way to be good again."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.6/10

84,342 votes

65/100

Fresh

61/100

Metascore

7.3/10

1,242 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Original Score

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Golden Globe Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Original Score

Best Non-English Language Film

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BAFTA Awards

📋 3 nominations

Nominated

Best Film Not in the English Language

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Original Music

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Other Awards

🏆 2 wins•📋 2 nominations

Won

Satellite for Best Original Score

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominated

Satellite for Best Adapted Screenplay

Broadcast Film Critics Association for Best Film

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$20.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$73.3M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$15,800,078

United States

Profit

+$53.3M

ROI: +266%

Budget Recovery366% of budget

$0|Budget: $20.0M|Revenue: $73.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

30.7K

Daily Avg

511

7-Day Trend

-11%

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Based On

The Kite Runner

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

San Francisco

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Story Setting

Set In

Afghanistan

Time Period

1980s

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Roberto Schaefer

Film Editing

Matt Chesse

Music / Score

Alberto Iglesias

Production Companies

Paramount VantageDreamWorksParticipantImage NationSidney Kimmel EntertainmentNeal Street Productions

Distributors

NetflixParamount VantageDreamWorks

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Kite Runner

Available in 76 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaPG-13	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Kanopy, Hoopla	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, JustWatch TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom12A	—	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube, JustWatch TV	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesPG-13

United Kingdom12A

AustraliaM

Germany12

Belgium14

Brazil12

Switzerland12

CZ15+

+11 more countries

Production

Director

Marc Forster

Writers

David Benioff, Khaled Hosseini

Production Companies

Wonderland FilmsSidney Kimmel EntertainmentParticipantParkes+MacDonald ProductionChina Film Co-ProductionBeijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications Co.

Cast

Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada

Young Hassan

Atossa Leoni

Soraya

Khalid Abdalla

Amir

Elham Ehsas

Young Assef

Homayoun Ershadi

Baba

Saïd Taghmaoui

Farid

Mustafa Haidari

Party Worker

Shaun Toub

Rahim Kahn

No Image

Zekeria Ebrahimi

Young Amir

No Image

Ali Danish Bakhty Ari

Sohrab

No Image

Nabi Tanha

Ali

No Image

Bahram Ehsas

Wali

Tags & Keywords

1970safghanistancowardicehang glidingafghanistan war (2001-2021)talibanbest friendcowardlinesskids

External Links

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