Karate Kid
PG

Karate Kid

Seul l’Ancien peut lui apprendre les secrets des maîtres.

1984 • 127 min • Action · Drama · Family

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Best from age 9
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  • 72 Audience · 4803 · 40%

Daniel, un nouvel arrivant en ville, est la cible d'intimidation de la part d'une bande d'élèves de karaté. Il trouve un mentor inattendu en la personne de M. Miyagi, l'homme à tout faire de son immeuble, qui lui enseigne le karaté et des leçons de vie. Leur lien aide Daniel à s'affirmer et à participer à un tournoi local.

Violence & peril
4/10
Language
2/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
1/10
Romance & sensuality
2/10
Scary moments
2/10

Heads up

  • Certaines scènes de combat sont intenses et impliquent des coups de pied et des coups de poing.
  • Des adolescents sont montrés en train de boire lors d'une fête.
  • Un langage légèrement vulgaire est utilisé.

What it models well

  • Mentorât et conseils
  • Faire face à l'intimidation
  • Persévérance et discipline
  • Amitiés inattendues

Talk about it after

  • Qu'est-ce qui fait un bon mentor ?
  • Comment pouvons-nous réagir à l'intimidation sans devenir nous-mêmes des intimidateurs ?
  • L'importance de la patience et du respect dans l'apprentissage de nouvelles choses.

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Top billed cast

Director: John G. Avildsen • Crew: Robert Mark Kamen

Trailers & clips

Ralph Macchio & William Zabka React to Their Karate Kid Fight

40th Anniversary Throwback Commercial

The Karate Kid (1984) Original Trailer [FHD]

Official Trailer

Bonus Feature – Beyond The Form

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Reviewer notes

Recommended

**A landmark of the 80's** I'm not exactly a fan of fighting or martial arts movies. It's usually a type of movie I avoid because I find it boring and tiring. However, I was surrendered to this film, which is surely one of the most famous of the 80s, a film that even today, thirty years later, feels good to review. Perhaps because of this, it is a film that still retains its place on the grid of cinema TV channels.…

Recommended

The start of <em>'The Karate Kid'</em>. Good viewing, this. I'd be lying if I didn't say I expected more from it, but that's not to say I didn't enjoy it - because I did. Coming into this I had only seen the 2010 remake, therefore I did know what was coming in certain points. Still, the plot is interesting and holds a positive message.…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

***Reverent and emotionally potent coming-of-age/sports flick*** A boy (Ralph Macchio) moves with his mother from New Jersey to Los Angeles, but isn’t welcomed by the Cobra Kai gang at school, led by bully Johnny (William Zabka). But Daniel (Macchio) finds a potential girlfriend (Elisabeth Shue) and a ‘golden connection’ with a Japanese American who’s willing to teach him the art of karate (Pat Morita).…

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

The Karocky Kid. The Karate Kid is directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen. It stars Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita (Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor) and Elisabeth Shue. Daniel LaRusso (Macchio) moves with his mother (Randee Heller) from Newark, New Jersey to Reseda, a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California.…

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