20 movies like The Next Karate Kid, ordered by similarity : The Karate Kid(2010), Showdown(1993), The Karate Kid(1984), Kickboxer: Retaliation(2018), Lady Bird(2017), Bridge to Terabithia(2007), The Miseducation of Cameron Post(2018), The Art of Self-Defense(2019), The Karate Kid Part II(1986), Kickboxer 2: The Road Back(1991), Dora and the Lost City of Gold(2019), Footloose(1984) ...
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.
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.
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 »
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.
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
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.
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2007
96 Minutes
Josh Hutcherson AnnaSophia Robb Zooey Deschanel Robert Patrick Lauren Clinton Katrina Cerio Bailee Madison Devon Wood Cameron Wakefield Elliott Lawless Isabelle Rose Kircher
teenager friend bully outcast creative touching school museum bus clubhouse friendship death family dysfunction loneliness imagination growing up rescue 2000s
A preteen's life turns upside down when he befriends the new girl in school and they imagine a whole new fantasy world to escape reality.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA|UK
2018
91 Minutes
Chloë Grace Moretz Marin Ireland Jennifer Ehle Quinn Shephard John Gallagher Jr. Sasha Lane Forrest Goodluck Owen Campbell Kerry Butler Christopher Dylan White Steven Hauck
teen girl prom queen resident christian parent amusing emotional disheartening inspiring incredible camp church gathering car high school house conversation therapy religion growing up sexual identity
In 1993, a teenage girl is forced into a gay conversion therapy center by her conservative guardians.
Comedy
USA
2019
104 Minutes
Jesse Eisenberg Alessandro Nivola Imogen Poots Steve Terada David Zellner Phillip Andre Botello Jason Burkey Mike Brooks CJ Rush Davey Johnson Hauke Bahr
young man sensei martial arts student mentor brutal hilarious offbeat brash amusing dojo house parking lot office music store car self-defense martial arts overcoming fears intimidation masculinity
After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.
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.
Sports & Fitness, Drama, Action
USA
1991
89 Minutes
Sasha Mitchell Peter Boyle Dennis Chan Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa John Diehl Michel Qissi Heather McComb Vince Murducco Matthias Hues
brother government official martial artist teacher martial arts master kickboxer thrilling tense suspenseful gritty gutsy fiery united states gym martial arts murder revenge fighting honor fight to the death
David's brother, Kurt, defeats Po in Kickboxer (1989). A year after Po kills Kurt, David, who has a kickboxing gym in LA, is manipulated into a match against Po.
Mystery & Thriller, Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
USA|Mexico|Australia
2019
102 Minutes
Isabela Moner Eugenio Derbez Michael Peña Eva Longoria Adriana Barraza Temuera Morrison Jeff Wahlberg Nicholas Coombe Madeleine Madden Christopher Kirby Isela Vega
young girl monkey explorer teenager parent playful fascinating engaging charming amusing high school classroom house outdoors growing up mystery adventure saving the day inca empire adventure
Dora, a teenage explorer, leads her friends on an adventure to save her parents and solve the mystery behind a lost city of gold.
Drama
USA
1984
107 Minutes
Kevin Bacon Lori Singer John Lithgow Dianne Wiest Chris Penn Sarah Jessica Parker John Laughlin Elizabeth Gorcey Frances Lee McCain Brian Wimmer
newcomer best friend girlfriend student reverend mother inspiring spirited midwest small town high school household city hall church dance rock 'n' roll teenage rebellion repression prom underdog
A city teenager moves to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Germany|Australia
2006
98 Minutes
Dakota Fanning Kevin Anderson Gary Basaraba Beau Bridges Essie Davis Siobhan Fallon Hogan
young girl pig farmer spider uncle rat charming tender endearing emotional touching amusing farm amusement park barn farmhouse barnyard friendship meaning of life death
Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Charlotte, a spider that lives in his pen, to ensure that this will never happen.
Drama
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Quinn Shephard Nadia Alexander Trieste Kelly Dunn Marcia DeBonis Tessa Albertson Sarah Mezzanotte Owen Campbell Luke Slattery Tate Donovan Chris Messina
student teacher teenager bully young woman lover brooding powerful raw shocking high school united states classroom forbidden love unlikely romance bullying rivalry student-teacher relationship high school crush love
A drama teacher's taboo relationship with an unstable student strikes a nerve in her jealous classmate, sparking a vengeful chain of events within their suburban high school that draws parallels to 'The Crucible'.
Comedy
USA
2018
102 Minutes
Leslie Mann Ike Barinholtz John Cena Kathryn Newton Geraldine Viswanathan Gideon Adlon Graham Phillips Miles Robbins Jimmy Bellinger Ramona Young Jake Picking
parent daughter teenager friend teen boy teen girl cool confident amusing hilarious lighthearted playful prom house school limousine party parent/child relationship parenthood teen romance
Three parents try to stop their daughters from losing their virginity on prom night.
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.
Drama
2006
99 Minutes
Armin Mueller-Stahl Trevor Morgan Ray Liotta Charles Durning Samantha Mathis Ron Perlman Diana Scarwid Julie Lott
teen boy artist father neighbor art dealer mother emotional inspiring new york state small town pennsylvania art gallery house countryside art coming of age mentorship homophobia father/son relationship drinking
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia|USA
1995
94 Minutes
James Cromwell Magda Szubanski Mary Acres David Webb Marshall Napier John Doyle Paul Goddard
farmer wife animal pig dog uplifting endearing inspiring positive farm countryside fair animals social change grief growing up transformation underdog 1990s
Babe, a pig raised by sheepdogs, learns to herd sheep with a little help from Farmer Hoggett.
Drama
2013
88 Minutes
Anna Odell Sandra Andreis Kamila Benhamza Anders Berg Erik Ehn Niklas Engdahl Per Fenger-Krog Robert Fransson Sara Karlsdotter Sanna Krepper Andreas Kundler
artist classmate bully filmmaker confident raw striking school film set sweden bullying school adolescence friendship discovery underdog revenge transformation 2010s
Anna is not invited to her class reunion and makes a film about what would have happened if she confronted her former bullies.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2016
111 Minutes
Mahershala Ali Shariff Earp Alex Hibbert Ashton Sanders Trevante Rhodes Janelle Monáe Naomie Harris Jaden Piner Jharrel Jerome Andre Holland Edson Jean
young man gay man african-american mother father lover brooding emotional intense miami beach house street car school growing up homosexuality acceptance love trust
A young African-American man grapples with his identity and sexuality while experiencing the everyday struggles of childhood, adolescence, and burgeoning adulthood.