20 movies like The Karate Kid, ordered by similarity : The Karate Kid(2010), The Karate Kid Part II(1986), Showdown(1993), Blinded by the Light(2019), My Bodyguard(1980), The Next Karate Kid(1994), Lady Bird(2017), Girl Flu(2016), The Karate Kid Part III(1989), Explorers(1985), Sing Street(2016), Loveling(2018) ...
7.3/10
Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
1984
126 Minutes
Ralph Macchio Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Elisabeth Shue Randee Heller Martin Kove William Zabka Chad McQueen Tony O'Dell Ron Thomas Rob Garrison Israel Juarbe
young boy martial arts master janitor father figure single mother bully amusing charming inspiring uplifting california san fernando valley high school martial arts discipline spirituality ethnic tension showdown friendship growing up
A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.
6.2/10
Kids & Family, Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA|China
2010
140 Minutes
Jaden Smith Jackie Chan Taraji P. Henson Wenwen Han Rongguang Yu Zhensu Wu Zhiheng Wang Jared Minns Shijia Lü Yi Zhao Bo Zhang
student son mentor mother martial arts master single mother engaging endearing inspiring touching heartwarming china beijing detroit sport tournament mountain temple bullying martial arts new love
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.
6.1/10
Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
1986
113 Minutes
Ralph Macchio Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Martin Kove Nobu McCarthy Danny Kamekona Yuji Okumoto Tamlyn Tomita Pat E. Johnson Bruce Malmuth Joey Miyashima Will Hunt
young boy martial arts master old flame bully rival niece amusing endearing rousing okinawa, japan los angeles mourning discipline love triangle reconciliation travel martial arts love transformation rivalry
Daniel accompanies his mentor, Mr. Miyagi, to Miyagi's childhood home in Okinawa. Miyagi visits his dying father and confronts his old rival, while Daniel falls in love and inadvertently makes a new rival of his own.
5.3/10
Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
1993
95 Minutes
Billy Blanks Kenn Troum Christine Taylor Ken McLeod Patrick Kilpatrick Linda Dona Brion James John Asher
ex-policeman martial arts master martial arts student janitor uplifting inspiring intense high school phoenix martial arts training self-defense quest rise rivalry transformation 1990s
Ken has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose... See full summary »
6.9/10
Drama, Music, Comedy
UK|USA|France
2019
114 Minutes
Viveik Kalra Hayley Atwell Rob Brydon Kulvinder Ghir Nell Williams Aaron Phagura Meera Ganatra Dean-Charles Chapman Sally Phillips
teenager father mother friend love interest teacher powerful uplifting inspiring hilarious cheeky england high school house bedroom new york city bruce springsteen music growing up culture
In England in 1987, a teenager from an Asian family learns to live his life, understand his family and find his own voice through the music of American rock star Bruce Springsteen.
7.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1980
98 Minutes
Chris Makepeace Adam Baldwin Martin Mull Matt Dillon Paul Quandt Joan Cusack Dean R. Miller Tim Reyna Richard Bradley Denise Baske Hank Salas
rich kid bully bodyguard friend father grandmother amusing brooding gutsy chicago school bullying teen angst unlikely friendship fighting troubled youth coming of age underdog transformation growing up
When a boy comes to a new school and gets harassed by a bully, he acquires the services of the school's most feared kid as a bodyguard.
4.5/10
Sports & Fitness, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1994
104 Minutes
Hilary Swank Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Michael Ironside Constance Towers Chris Conrad Arsenio "Sonny" Trinidad Michael Cavalieri Walton Goggins
mentor martial arts master bully teenager monk martial arts student confident inspiring boston high school prom monastery house martial arts death coming of age generation gap apprenticeship car accident growing up
Mr. Miyagi is back and he takes a new pupil under his wing; a troubled adolescent girl.
7.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
6.3/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
92 Minutes
Katee Sackhoff Jade Pettyjohn Heather Matarazzo Jeremy Sisto Judy Reyes Diego Josef Isaiah Mustafa Jonah Beres
young girl mother sister classmate friend young boy cheeky amusing emotional california school house classroom bathroom bedroom menstruation growing up immaturity friendship self-esteem
Bird, 12, has to become a woman whether she wants to or not when - in the worst week of her life - she gets her first period, is ditched by her impulsive, free spirited mom, and learns that you can never really go back to The Valley.
5.3/10
Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
1989
111 Minutes
Ralph Macchio Noriyuki "Pat" Morita Robyn Lively Thomas Ian Griffith Martin Kove Sean Kanan Jonathan Avildsen Randee Heller Christopher Paul Ford Pat E. Johnson Rick Hurst
martial arts master instructor martial artist young man girlfriend vietnam vet thrilling positive inspiring los angeles california dojo family home cliff schemes training martial arts competition intimidation redemption
Ostracised villain John Kreese attempts to gain revenge on Daniel and Miyagi, with the help of a Vietnam War comrade, the wealthy owner of a toxic waste disposal business.
6.6/10
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1985
104 Minutes
Ethan Hawke River Phoenix Jason Presson Amanda Peterson Dick Miller Robert Picardo Dana Ivey Meshach Taylor James Cromwell Mary Kay Place
boy friend alien father bully amusing endearing california household spacecraft outer space inventions space travel childhood friendship aliens culture clash adventure discovery quest
A boy obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
7.9/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Karine Teles Otávio Muller Adriana Esteves Konstantinos Sarris César Troncoso Mateus Solano Camilo Pellegrini Ariclenes Barroso Pablo Riera Lucas Gouvêa
mother father child brother sister teen boy touching emotional amusing charming cheeky moving rio de janeiro house school beach car auditorium leaving home mother/son relationship
On the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, Irene has only a few days to overcome her anxiety about sending her eldest son out into the world on his own.
7.0/10
Action, Sports & Fitness
Hong Kong|China
2019
105 Minutes
Donnie Yen Scott Adkins Kwok-Kwan Chan Chris Collins Vanness Wu Mark Strange Jim Liu Nicola Stuart-Hill
kung fu master martial artist martial arts master martial arts student brash brutal cool engaging san francisco martial arts school school rivalry teaching kung fu rivalry rescue underdog 21st century
The Kung Fu master travels to the U.S. where his student has upset the local martial arts community by opening a Wing Chun school.
7.5/10
Action, Sports & Fitness, Comedy
Hong Kong
1978
107 Minutes
Jackie Chan Siu Tien Yuen Jang Lee Hwang Chin Chiang Ging Man Fung Hsia Hsu Chiao Lin Linda Lin
student martial arts master assassin father son amusing rousing china student-teacher relationship redemption martial arts father/son relationship training underdog growing up rise 19th century
Wong Fei-Hung (Jackie Chan) is a mischievous, yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents, his frustrated father has him disciplined by Beggar So (Siu-Tin Yuen), a Master of drunken martial arts.
7.6/10
Drama
Denmark|Sweden
2010
113 Minutes
Mikael Persbrandt Trine Dyrholm Ulrich Thomsen Markus Rygaard William Jøhnk Nielsen Bodil Jørgensen Elsebeth Steentoft Martin Buch Anette Støvelbæk Kim Bodnia
bully friend father doctor son wife tense dark emotional engaging kenya denmark school father/son relationship marital problems bullying absence friendship loss revenge
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.
5.0/10
Action, Sports & Fitness, Drama
USA
2018
110 Minutes
Alain Moussi Jean-Claude Van Damme Christopher Lambert Mike Tyson Sara Malakul Lane Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Sam Medina Steven Swadling Miles Strommen Maxime Savaria Jessica Jann
martial artist bodybuilder mentor fighter prisoner martial arts master thrilling wild confident intense brutal gritty prison thailand yard training area martial arts fighting freedom confinement
Right after winning a fight in Las Vegas, Kurt Sloane is sedated and taken to a prison in Bangkok, where he's forced to fight a 6'10" giant for freedom and $1M - but this will require some intense training.
Comedy, Drama
2007
109 Minutes
Daniel Auteuil Jean-Pierre Darroussin Fanny Cottençon Alexia Barlier
painter gardener artist former classmate man friend amusing heartwarming charming uplifting lighthearted melodramatic france paris rural community countryside garden lake friendship relationships
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.
Drama
1986
76 Minutes
Emma Coles Kris Bidenko Kris McQuade Stephen Leeder Debra May Peter Hehir Tony Barry Kerry Dwyer Arthur Faynes Kim Antonios Denise Roberts
teen girl friend mother boyfriend father sad profound sydney beach school house friendship mother/daughter relationship adolescence family coming of age divorce growing up transformation 1980s
Two Australian teenage girls (Emma Coles, Kris Bidenko) go from best friends to ex-friends in a year.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
2014
165 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Patricia Arquette Ethan Hawke Lorelei Linklater Tamara Jolaine Nick Krause Jordan Howard Evie Thompson
child mother father sister classmate friend charming cool creative classroom backyard bedroom dining room dark room bowling alley growing up life family travel birthdays
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
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