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The Karate Kid

  • 2010
  • PG
  • 2h 20m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
193K
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POPULARITY
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Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
Young Dre Parker (Smith) moves to China with his mother (Henson), where cultural differences make it hard for the once-popular kid to adjust to his new life. Falling for a schoolmate makes him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng, a kung fu disciple. Dre, who knows a little karate but no kung fu, is aided by his building's handyman, Mr. Han (Chan), who teaches the youngster the kung fu's principles.
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Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.

  • Director
    • Harald Zwart
  • Writers
    • Christopher Murphey
    • Robert Mark Kamen
  • Stars
    • Jackie Chan
    • Jaden Smith
    • Taraji P. Henson
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    193K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,355
    36
    • Director
      • Harald Zwart
    • Writers
      • Christopher Murphey
      • Robert Mark Kamen
    • Stars
      • Jackie Chan
      • Jaden Smith
      • Taraji P. Henson
    • 551User reviews
    • 265Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 12 nominations

    Videos16

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    The Karate Kid: Never Say Never (Music Video)
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    The Karate Kid: Training Montage
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    The Karate Kid: Your Focus Needs More Focus
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    The Karate Kid: Hot Water Is Not Working
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    The Karate Kid
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    Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jackie Chan in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jaden Smith and Wenwen Han in The Karate Kid (2010)
    Jackie Chan and Jaden Smith in The Karate Kid (2010)

    Top cast

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    Jackie Chan
    Jackie Chan
    • Mr. Han
    Jaden Smith
    Jaden Smith
    • Dre Parker
    Taraji P. Henson
    Taraji P. Henson
    • Sherry Parker
    Wenwen Han
    Wenwen Han
    • Meiying
    Rongguang Yu
    Rongguang Yu
    • Master Li
    Zhensu Wu
    • Meiying's Dad
    Zhiheng Wang
    • Meiying's Mom
    Zhenwei Wang
    Zhenwei Wang
    • Cheng
    Jared Minns
    • Dre's Detroit Friend
    Shijia Lü
    • Liang
    Yi Zhao
    • Zhuang
    Bo Zhang
    • Song
    Luke Carberry
    Luke Carberry
    • Harry
    Cameron Hillman
    • Mark
    Ghye Samuel Brown
    • Oz
    Rocky Shi
    Rocky Shi
    • Ur Dang
    Ji Wang
    • Mrs. Po
    Harry Van Gorkum
    Harry Van Gorkum
    • Music Instructor
    • Director
      • Harald Zwart
    • Writers
      • Christopher Murphey
      • Robert Mark Kamen
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      As noted on a featurette, Jackie Chan was the one who came up with the "jacket" routine as a means of teaching Dre Kung Fu moves.
    • Goofs
      Though the plot of the movie revolves around kung fu rather than karate, the title "The Karate Kid" is a direct reference to the bullies calling him the "Karate Kid" when he takes up a stance at the beginning of the fight.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Han: Being still and doing nothing are two very different things.

    • Crazy credits
      The opening and closing credits for the movie are shown in both English and Chinese.
    • Alternate versions
      Chinese version was re-edited to make Dre seem like the bad guy, and makes it seem like he started all the fights.
    • Connections
      Featured in Trailer Failure: The Karate Kid, Marmaduke and Robin Hood (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      Do You Remember
      Written by Jared Cotter, Sean Paul (as Sean Paul Henriques), Jay Sean (as Kamaljit Jhooti),

      Robert Larow, Jeremy Skaller, Lil Jon (as Jonathan Smith) and Frankie Storm

      Performed by Jay Sean featuring Sean Paul & Lil Jon

      Courtesy of Cash Money/Universal Records

      Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

      Lil Jon appears courtesy of Universal Republic Records

      Sean Paul appears courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

    User reviews551

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    Featured review
    8/10
    This movie is actually pretty good and profound. It gets alot of hate for no reason.
    So as per the title, This is a good movie but it gets tons of unjust hate because people don't like to or want to properly review it as a reimagination like it is. They labeled it as a remake but that's simply not the case, the setting is different the issues faced by our main character are different, and surprisingly for a movie, funded by China, showcases the issues foreigners, primarily black, face in China.

    If you came with expectations to see The Karate Kid modernized you were wrong and paid no attention to any of the marketing for this movie at all. The shots were great and everything done in the movie is well thought out and methodical, I truly can't understand how people can't see Dre being bullied for being different and thinking, "This is poor motivation to learn how to defend yourself." Are y'all good??
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    FAQ11

    • What is 'The Karate Kid' about?
    • Is"The Karate Kid" based on a book?
    • Why does Cheng hate Dre so much and continuously harass him?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 11, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
    • Official sites
      • Facebook
      • Sony Pictures
    • Languages
      • English
      • Mandarin
    • Also known as
      • Kung Fu Kid
    • Filming locations
      • Huangshan Mountains, China
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Overbrook Entertainment
      • Sony Pictures Releasing
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $40,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $176,591,618
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $55,665,805
      • Jun 13, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $359,126,022
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 20 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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