The Karate Kid

PG

Released Jun 11, 2010

2 hr. 20 min.

Kids & Family

Drama

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66%

211 Reviews

Tomatometer

67%

250,000+ Ratings

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When his mother's career results in a move to China, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) 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 (Jackie Chan), 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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Critics Consensus

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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Carl John B

To those people who think the movie is not good, they are BLINDED BY NOSTALGIA. The movie is probably the best remake I've ever seen. Fight scenes, the acting, and everything else is top-notch. While I have to admit that there some things they lack in, overall, the movie deserves a 4.5/5.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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Hargie M

Even Jackie Chan's Mr. Han, with all his wisdom and skill, couldn't quite save the film from feeling like a watered-down version of the original.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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alan g

It mudt be nice to have so much money you can make a movie for your no talent kid. Waste of time time, talent (such as it is), money, plot, etc.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/12/24

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Alguien

esta pelicula me parece un peliculon tremendas esenas de karate buenarda

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

12/08/23

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Stuart M

Downright cringe at some points. Doesn't do justice to the original.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/18/23

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letaiser

Love this Movie watched it like 11 times this Movie never gets Boring it has great scenes and a good fight or more like many good fights and we see kind of the culture of china which we didn't had in the first it all was just in the United States in the first Karate kid so this movie was other like the other Movies Jackie chan and Jayden Smith did an amazing Job of acting ,in my opinion this movie should definitely get more attention

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/23

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Harald Zwart

Director

Jaden Smith

Dre Parker

Jackie Chan

Mr. Han

Taraji P. Henson

Sherry Parker

Wenwen Han

Meiying

Yu Rong-Guang

Master Li

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Derek Malcolm

London Evening Standard

The script is a lumbering, ponderous thing.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 3, 2010

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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

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Anthony Quinn

Independent (UK)

How Harald Zwart, the director, justified bulking the film up to 140 minutes defies understanding.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 30, 2010

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Elisa Guimarães

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The 2010 Karate Kid isn’t by any means as memorable and generation-defining as the original 1984 movie, but, in a world full of failed remakes, it sure is a pleasant surprise.

Jan 29, 2024

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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

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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

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Synopsis

When his mother's career results in a move to China, 12-year-old Dre Parker (Jaden Smith) 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 (Jackie Chan), 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
Executive Producer: Dany Wolf, Susan Ekins, Sanping Han
Screenwriter: Christopher Murphey
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
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
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 12, 2014

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