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The Karate Kid

Drama Action Family

1984, 2h 6min

Daniel moves to Los Angeles with his mother, Lucille, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of high school students, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei, John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.

"The Karate Kid" — drama, action and family movie produced in USA and released in 1984. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.3 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 2h 6min. "The Karate Kid" is currently available to stream on Netflix and NOW I Cinema and for rent and to buy on Apple TV, Rakuten TV and Sky Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!

Country: United States

Directors:

John G. Avildsen,

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Critic Caroline Westbrook

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...it still reminds you why you used to enjoy '80s teen flicks so much in the first place.

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A bullied teenager learns karate from a janitor to defend himself against his tormentors and gains self-confidence in the process.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Karate Kid include The Karate Kid Part III, Vidhaata, Platoon, Black Rain, The Legend of Billie Jean, Tango & Cash.

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The Karate Kid was released in theaters on August 31, 1984.