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The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

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

20106.62h 20m

Overview

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.

Directed by Harald Zwart
Written by Robert Mark Kamen, Christopher Murphey
Produced by Ken Stovitz, James Lassiter, Jerry Weintraub
Box OfficeBudget: $40.0MRevenue: $359.1M

Top Cast

Jaden Smith

Jaden Smith

Dre Parker

Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan

Mr. Han

Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson

Sherry Parker

Wenwen Han

Wenwen Han

Meiying

Zac Wang

Zac Wang

Cheng

Yu Rongguang

Yu Rongguang

Master Li

Wu Zhensu

Wu Zhensu

Meiying's Dad

Wang Ji

Wang Ji

Mrs. Po

Tess Liu

Tess Liu

History Teacher

Xu Ming

Xu Ming

Bao

Themes & Keywords

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About The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid is a action, adventure, drama, family film released in 2010 exploring themes of martial arts, duringcreditsstinger, karate kid, intense, pretentious, straightforward. Directed by Harald Zwart, it stars Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Taraji P. Henson. 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.

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