Where to watch
Each link opens a search on that service. Checked 13 October 2026.
Streaming data from JustWatch
The Kite Runner
2007
· Movie
· 128 min
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2167
- IMDb #1093
- Google retired #3111
- Rotten Tomatoes #2078
- Metacritic #2000
- Letterboxd #2482
+8 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3043
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1215
- Metacritic Critics #2344
- Metacritic Audience #1453
- Criticker #1245
- Kinopoisk #1573
- AlloCiné #1629
- Trakt #1387
Every rating
55–84
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 55, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 84.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →In 1970s Afghanistan, a young boy from a wealthy background witnesses a traumatic event involving his loyal best friend, a Hazara servant's son, and does nothing to help. Guilt-ridden, he lives with his cowardice for years. After fleeing the Soviet invasion, he is given a chance at redemption to return to a Taliban-controlled Kabul to rescue his friend's son.
Details
- Director
- Marc Forster
- Writer
- David Benioff
- Based on
- The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
- Released
- 14 December 2007
- Country
- China, United Kingdom, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $20.0M
- Box office
- $73.3M
- Awards
- 5 wins, 23 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (18) →
Awards & nominations
See all 28 →5 wins from 28 nominations across 18 ceremonies
| 61st BAFTA Awards 2008 | Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Alberto Iglesias | Nominee | |
| 61st BAFTA Awards 2008 | Best Screenplay – Adapted: David Benioff | Nominee | |
| 61st BAFTA Awards 2008 | Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominee | |
| 65th Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Original Score – Motion Picture: Alberto Iglesias | Nominee | |
| 65th Golden Globe Awards 2008 | Best Foreign Language Film USA | Nominee | |
| 80th Academy Awards 2008 | Best Original Score – Alberto Iglesias | Nominee | |
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2008 | Contemporary Film | Nominee | |
| 13th Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards 2008 | Best Picture | Nominee |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
More like this
Beyond the numbers
All lists →
30 October 2026
Why Meryl Streep is the greatest actress of all time
The case rests on comedy, emotional precision, versatility and sustained achievement, tested against the strongest rival claims.
30 October 2026
Denzel Washington is more than an actor: a global Black cultural icon
How global visibility, artistic freedom and a commanding public presence gave his career a meaning that reaches beyond the films.
29 October 2026
MCU canon explained: the main timeline, other universes and the TV shows
Daredevil counts. Alternate universes are not automatically non-canon. A practical guide to Marvel continuity without treating every cameo as a blanket answer.
29 October 2026
Why Batman works without superpowers—and when the films forget why
Fear, money, detective work and moral limits: four Batman films test what makes Bruce Wayne worth watching.
29 October 2026
Five great directorial debuts, ranked for what is already on screen
Citizen Kane, The 400 Blows, Get Out, Reservoir Dogs and Following: first features judged without borrowing greatness from the careers that followed.
29 October 2026
TV shows with Black female leads: four series worth arguing about
Insecure, Queen Sugar, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, ranked for character writing, dramatic range and the lives they make room for.
Just released
See all →
Coming soon
Trailer — The Kite Runner
×Full cast — The Kite Runner
×
28 awards — The Kite Runner
×
61st BAFTA Awards
3 nominations
| Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music – Alberto Iglesias | Nominee | |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Nominee | |
| Best Screenplay – Adapted: David Benioff | Nominee |
65th Golden Globe Awards
2 nominations
| Best Foreign Language Film USA | Nominee | |
| Best Original Score – Motion Picture: Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
80th Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score – Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Contemporary Film | Nominee |
12th Satellite Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Score – Alberto Iglesias | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay, Adapted – David Benioff | Nominee |
13th Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Young Actor – Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada | Winner | |
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Christopher Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Feature Films | Winner |
National Board of Review Awards 2007
1 nomination, 1 won
| Top Ten Films | Winner |
North Texas Film Critics Association Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards 2007
3 nominations
| Best Cinematography – Roberto Schaefer | Nominee | |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best Foreign Language Film (Afghanistan) | Nominee |
29th Young Artist Awards
2 nominations
| Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performer: Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada | Nominee | |
| Best Performance in an International Feature Film – Leading Young Performer: Zekeria Ebrahimi | Nominee |
7th AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations
| Best Movie for Grownups | Nominee | |
| Best Supporting Actor – Homayoun Ershadi | Nominee |
World Soundtrack Awards
2 nominations
| M13 | Nominee | |
| Soundtrack Composer of the Year – Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2007
1 nomination
| Best Picture | Nominee |
Hollywood Post Alliance
1 nomination
| Outstanding Color Grading Feature Film in a DI Process | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2007
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |
International Film Music Critics Awards (IFMCA)
1 nomination
| Best Original Score for a Drama Film – Alberto Iglesias | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture | Nominee |