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Kite

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With the help of her father's ex-partner (Samuel L. Jackson) and a friend (Callan McAuliffe) from her past, an orphaned teen (India Eisley) mercilessly blasts her way through a dark milieu in pursuit of her parents' killers.
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David Ehrlich The Dissolve Oct 13, 2014
1/5
Filled with light parkour, terrible speed-ramping, and frenetically edited combat, Ziman's film could easily be repackaged as The Asylum's ripoff of Lucy. Go to Full Review Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Oct 10, 2014
Ziman struggles mightily to weave hot-girl assassin shtick, trendy exploitation style and future-shock grimness: The default setting seems to be whatever you've seen in a hundred other movies (and heard - the electronic score is pure digital Muzak). Go to Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Oct 9, 2014
Nasty for nastiness's sake, "Kite" drags to achieve its brief running time; you wonder whether the slow motion is an artistic device or a stalling tactic. Go to Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Sep 6, 2019
1/5
A compromised endeavor before it was even able to get off the ground, Kite never reaches the heights of its word-association based title. Go to Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Oct 9, 2014
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It's impossible to get all worked up with a formulaic revenge story when the participants don't seem like they want to be here either. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Cristian S @cristiansj Feb 26, 2026 Kite tiene un potencial enorme, una gran trama, buenos giros, buen ritmo, buenos efectos y personajes complejos encabezados con una protagonista que da (estética y narrativamente) icono del cine de accion. En lo único que falla es justamente en esto ultimo, las pocas escenas de accion se dividen casi mitad y mitad entre buenas peleas o escenas todas movidas que parecen de hace 40 años mínimo. Igual esto no arruina para nada el espectáculo pero me podría haber gustado mas. See more Erna H @RT89200441 Aug 18, 2025 Wow truly an amazing movie. In the beginning I was a bit weary of it but once it was completely over it finished sensationally. Raw emotions- great animation- excellent plot. See more Bruce M @BruceMc Aug 11, 2025 Pretty bad: wealth script, bad performances, inept direction, looks cheaply made. The 0% critics' rating is spot on. The anime is quite good, however. See more Greg H @Osevon Nov 17, 2024 See it all before, without any originality and some poor fight choreography and worse accents See more Feb 14, 2021 Kite 14.2.21 3.5/0. Happy Vallie's day ❤ Well, I watched it, just so i could say "I watched it". D.B. See more Nov 25, 2020 one of the worst films, the violent scenes are of terrible quality, he is horrendous and terrible, he is not a good film, he is weak in action and weak also in Thriller See more Read all reviews
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Ralph Ziman

Director

India Eisley

Sawa

Callan McAuliffe

Oburi

Samuel L. Jackson

Karl Aker

Deon Lotz

Det. Prinsloo

Carl Beukes

Vic Thornhill

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Kite

Kite (2014) Callan McAuliffe as Oburi and India Eisley as Sawa in "Kite." Samuel L. Jackson as Karl and India Eisley as Sawa in "Kite." India Eisley as Sawa in "Kite." India Eisley as Sawa in "Kite." Kite (2014) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis With the help of her father's ex-partner (Samuel L. Jackson) and a friend (Callan McAuliffe) from her past, an orphaned teen (India Eisley) mercilessly blasts her way through a dark milieu in pursuit of her parents' killers.
Director
Ralph Ziman
Producer
Anant Singh, Brian Cox, Moisés Cosío
Screenwriter
Brian Cox
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Videovision Entertainment
Rating
R (Grisly Images|Drug and Sexual Content|Strong Bloody Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 10, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 10, 2014
Runtime
1h 30m
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