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The Karate Kid

Play trailer 2:25 Poster for The Karate Kid PG Released Jun 11, 2010 2h 20m Kids & Family Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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When his mother's career results in a move to China, 12-year-old Dre Parker finds that he is a stranger in a strange land. Though he knows a little karate, his fighting skills are no match for Cheng, the school bully. Dre finds a friend in Mr. Han, a maintenance man who is also a martial-arts master. Mr. Han teaches Dre all about kung fu in the hope that Dre will be able to face down Cheng and perhaps win the heart of a pretty classmate named Mei Ying.
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It may not be as powerful as the 1984 edition, but the 2010 Karate Kid delivers a surprisingly satisfying update on the original.

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Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard The script is a lumbering, ponderous thing. Rated: 2/5 Aug 3, 2010 Full Review Robbie Collin News of the World On balance, this new version is probably a bit better than the original. Rated: 4/5 Aug 2, 2010 Full Review Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) There's life in this franchise yet. Rated: 3/5 Jul 30, 2010 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Inflated and unnecessary at nearly two-and-a-half hours, The Karate Kid offers nothing but indifference for those familiar with the original, and little emotional rewards for audiences new to the material. Rated: 1.5/4 Aug 18, 2023 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) This Karate Kid does not surpass the original, but it is superior to those sequels. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 20, 2022 Full Review Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Everyone loves a good underdog story. Rated: 4/5 Feb 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alan T Still nothing compare to the classic, but it had it's own charms. The side story of Han was better in my opinion than Mr. Miyagi's. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/21/25 Full Review Unscripted by L The idea of a karate kid remake was stellar. The fact that they made Jackie Chan the new miyagi a great idea, however, Jaden Smith's character was quite literally a menace to society, picked a fight with the boys and deserved to be beat up. After learning how to take off a jacket, suddenly he was a Kung Fu All-Star, taking on a number of well-disciplined Kung Fu students, and actually winning? That's a stretch.... Jackie Chan was the only thing good about this movie. But the movie itself not good... Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/25 Full Review BlueTop World b WHY DOES THIS HAVE A 67% LIKE WTH DI YOU MEANNN Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/18/25 Full Review Santiago D I think it's a good film with its character and film development, although its introduction seemed very bad to me but it makes up for it as you see the plot, something additional that could be said is that each character has a good development Santiago de los ríos Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/15/25 Full Review Lucky01 I meant to watch Karate Legends 2025, but I accidentally ended up watching The Karate Kid (2010). Surprisingly, the climax held my attention, and I found the shadow sequences and a few key scenes genuinely engaging—despite not being what I intended to watch Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/14/25 Full Review Leon J I think this movie is great especially for watching with the family. Though it may be incomparable to the nostalgia and journey taken in the movie series that preceded it, it offers a look into the narrative of connecting cultures and or adapting to new cultures— a gateway for one culture to be able appreciate and acknowledge another one. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 07/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When his mother's career results in a move to China, 12-year-old Dre Parker finds that he is a stranger in a strange land. Though he knows a little karate, his fighting skills are no match for Cheng, the school bully. Dre finds a friend in Mr. Han, a maintenance man who is also a martial-arts master. Mr. Han teaches Dre all about kung fu in the hope that Dre will be able to face down Cheng and perhaps win the heart of a pretty classmate named Mei Ying.
Director
Harald Zwart
Producer
Jerry Weintraub, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz
Screenwriter
Christopher Murphey
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Overbrook Entertainment, China Film Group Corp., Jerry Weintraub Productions
Rating
PG (Martial Arts Action|Bullying|Some Mild Language|Violence)
Genre
Kids & Family, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 11, 2010, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
May 10, 2025
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Runtime
2h 20m
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