Nominated for 1 Oscar. 6 wins & 25 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The filmmakers go by the book in The Kite Runner, a literate, if occasionally listless adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel.
– John Monaghan,
Detroit Free Press,
21 Dec 2007
fresh:
If The Kite Runner flies only to flutter and fall a bit, at least it flies for a while.
– Tom Long,
Detroit News,
21 Dec 2007
rotten:
The Kite Runner is earnest and sentimental and formulaic and obvious. Watching it, I could understand the fuss over Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel, but the film didn't make me want to read it.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
21 Dec 2007
fresh:
A respectful adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
21 Dec 2007
fresh:
The Kite Runner is dramatically and visually sumptuous