Film
The Karate Kid (2010)
A challenge he never imagined. A teacher he never expected.
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.
Connections
The Karate Kid
- The Karate Kid (1984)
He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands.
- The Karate Kid Part II (1986)
One more lesson to share. The price of honor. The power of friendship. And the way you must fight when only the winner survives.
- The Karate Kid Part III (1989)
First it was teacher to student. Then it was father to son. Now, it's man to man.
- The Next Karate Kid (1994)
It's ancient wisdom against teenage spunk. 1,000 years of karate tradition is about to get a kick in the pants.
- The Karate Kid (2010) — this film
- Karate Kid: Legends (2025)
When masters unite a new legacy begins.
Top billing
- Jaden Smith as Dre Parker
- Jackie Chan as Mr. Han
- Taraji P. Henson as Sherry Parker
- Wenwen Han as Meiying
- Zhenwei Wang as Cheng