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10 Best Movies Like The Kite Runner

If you loved The Kite Runner, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Max

Max

2015★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kite Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dog that helped soldiers in Afghanistan returns to the U.S. and is adopted by his handler's family after suffering a traumatic experience....

#2
My Dead Friend Zoe

My Dead Friend Zoe

2024★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kite Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Merit, a U.S. Army veteran suffering from PTSD, is repeatedly tortured by visions of her deceased friend and company buddy Zoe. After her Afghanistan service in 2016, she attends g...

#3
The Breadwinner

The Breadwinner

2017★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kite Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A headstrong young girl in Afghanistan, ruled by the Taliban, disguises herself as a boy in order to provide for her family....

#4
Dirty Angels

Dirty Angels

2024★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kite Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the United States' 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, a group of female soldiers posing as medical relief are sent back in to rescue a group of kidnapped teenagers caught bet...

#5
Brothers

Brothers

2009★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kite Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

When his helicopter goes down during his fourth tour of duty in Afghanistan, Marine Sam Cahill is presumed dead. Back home, brother Tommy steps in to look over Sam’s wife, Grace, a...

#6
Lions for Lambs

Lions for Lambs

2007★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Kite Runner for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Three stories told simultaneously in ninety minutes of real time: a Republican Senator who's a presidential hopeful gives an hour-long interview to a skeptical television reporter,...

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