The Karate Kid

2010 140 min ★ 6.6 Action, Adventure, Drama, Family

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.

▶ Watch Trailer

Cast

Jaden Smith

Dre Parker

Jackie Chan

Mr. Han

Taraji P. Henson

Sherry Parker

Wenwen Han

Meiying

Zac Wang

Cheng

Yu Rongguang

Master Li

Wu Zhensu

Meiying's Dad

Wang Ji

Mrs. Po

Tess Liu

History Teacher

Xu Ming

Bao

Details

Director

Harald Zwart

Screenplay

Christopher Murphey

Tagline

"A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$40,000,000

Revenue

$359,126,022

Production

Jerry Weintraub Productions, Columbia Pictures, Overbrook Entertainment, Emperor Motion Pictures, China Film Group Corporation

Reviews

A

Andres Gomez

March 3, 2015

★ 5/10

A Karate kid which practices Kung Fu for a bad re-make. Only Jackie Chan could be saved from this movie.

O

ohlalipop

February 9, 2017

★ 10/10

Well, the theme of the movie is the same as the original Karate Kid BUT this movie is actually not about karate but kung fu. The comedic parts and the dramatic parts are just right. The action is okay. There weren't much especially from Jaden. He just got some action in the end. But then it's enough for the film considering kids will be watching this movie. Jaden Smith is amazing in this movi...

V

vasago

August 29, 2019

★ 2/10

I can not understand which was the purpose of this remake . A really bad choice . A movie which was 100 times worst than the original one . It was a waste of time for me . I am a huge karate kid fan but this one was one of the worst remakes i have ever seen .