The Karate Kid
He taught him the secret to karate lies in the mind and heart. Not in the hands.
1984 • 127 min • Action · Drama · Family
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 100 Reviewers · 4 · 60%
- 72 Audience · 4803 · 40%
Daniel, mtoto mpya mjini, anakabiliwa na uonevu kutoka kwa genge la wanafunzi wa karate. Anapata mshauri asiyetarajiwa kwa mwangalizi wa jengo lao, Bw. Miyagi, ambaye anamfundisha karate na masomo ya maisha. Urafiki wao unamsaidia Daniel kujitetea na kushindana katika mashindano ya ndani.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 2/10
- Scary moments
- 2/10
Heads up
- Baadhi ya pazia za mapigano ni kali na zinahusisha mateke na ngumi.
- Vijana wanaonyeshwa wakinywa pombe kwenye karamu.
- Lugha chache chafu zinatumika.
What it models well
- Ushauri na uongozi
- Kujitetea dhidi ya wanyanyasaji
- Uvumilivu na nidhamu
- Urafiki usiotarajiwa
Talk about it after
- Ni nini kinachomfanya mshauri kuwa mzuri?
- Tunawezaje kukabiliana na uonevu bila sisi wenyewe kuwa wanyanyasaji?
- Umuhimu wa uvumilivu na heshima katika kujifunza mambo mapya.
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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
Official Extended Preview
"Wax On, Wax Off"
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.…
RecommendedThe 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 reviewersThe 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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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.2/10 (4,803)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Box office
- $91,138,075
- Franchise
- The Karate Kid Collection
- IMDb
- tt0087538
- Official site
- www.sonypictures.com
