Kung Fu Panda 4
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Kung Fu Panda 4

The “Dragon” returns.

2024 • 94 min • Action · Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

Synopsis

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.

Our family guide

Best from age 6
74
Movie Knight Score
3627 reviews
  • 75 Reviewers · 8 · 75%
  • 70 Audience · 3619 · 25%

Po is poised to become the spiritual leader of the Valley of Peace but must first find and train a new Dragon Warrior. His quest is interrupted by the formidable Chameleon, a sorceress who can mimic any creature and resurrect past villains, testing Po's leadership and kung fu skills.

Violence & peril
3/10
Language
1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
4/10

Heads up

  • Some animated action sequences, including kung fu battles.
  • The Chameleon villain might be intimidating for younger viewers.
  • Themes of loss and redemption involving past villains.

What it models well

  • Finding your true self
  • Mentorship and responsibility
  • The power of teamwork

Talk about it after

  • What makes a good leader?
  • Why is change sometimes difficult, but good?
  • How can small creatures be mighty?

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Kung Fu Panda 4. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Mike Mitchell • Crew: Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger, Darren Lemke

Trailers & clips

The Extended Preview Collection

Just say no to crime, kids!

Say Cheese

Kung Fu Papa!

Po is a wanted panda?!

Jack Black and Awkwafina's Perfect Movie Night In

Po's Final Battle - Extended Preview

Po Has A New Journey - Extended Preview

Reviewer notes

Not recommended

The movie is fun, a total feast for the eyes with its colors and well-choreographed beatdowns, but it leaves that cruel question hanging in the air: did the Dragon Warrior really need to come out of retirement for this mission? Let's figure out together where the chi of this new adventure shines and where it falls flat. The transition in the director's chair is glaringly obvious right from the first few minutes...

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

At first I was disappointed that the 5 weren't in this one but the humor was actually better in this movie than the previous one so that more than made up for it. The problem with watching all 4 one after the other is the story looked very similar in all 4 movies and even a copy of the second movie in the fourth. But having such a strong cast of acting voices and enough of a progression in the story line it was en...

Recommended

<em>'Kung Fu Panda 4'</em> is much like its predecessors for me, I'm cool with them but they don't hit any deeper than being just solid movies. I had to watch a recap of the previous entries, naturally, and didn't remember much, aside from the cast and main characters. I reckon I'll be saying the exact same thing in X amount of months about this one, that doesn't necessarily mean a film is bad though - because ...

Recommended

Out of nowhere, this fox character manifests! Out of nowhere, this panda character manifests! Out of nowhere, these villain characters manifest! We have got some top notch reviewers on this website, Souljaboytellem! Dialog writers need to remove certain words from their joke book, like "method", as in method acting. When I hear method acting, I think Jared Leto. Associating Jared Leto's "method acting" with you...

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

I'm into movies that simulate the 'watching a video game' experience. Classic Shang Tsung end boss. Shadow of the Colossus gameplay. Maybe a diss to Dune? It's predictable and full of dumb shit but I found myself enjoying it. Jables does good. I found abrasion to be front-loaded and maybe he mellows out but... a muted, yet powerful performance. I did smoke weed during the first few minutes. I love Awkwafina.

Not recommended

**Written by kindergartners using AI** Even after more than 10 years, I still miss the first Kung Fu Panda movie as it was genuinely a masterpiece. The story, action, dialogues, character building, the tension between Tai Lung and Shifu, everything was fabulous. Well, I can go on and on about the first Kung Fu Panda, but this is about this unbearable trash Kung Fu Panda 4. This movie is so bad that calling i...

Recommended

This is probably my favourite of the franchised animated action-comedies, but I think we are now clearly running out of conceptual steam. With "Po" being told by "Master Shifu" that it is now time for him to move onwards and upwards - much to his chagrin - he must recruit a new dragon warrior so he can retreat to more cerebral pastimes. Luckily, though, the "Chameleon" has designs on obtaining all the powers from ...

Recommended

_Kung Fu Panda 4_ isn’t the best _Kung Fu Panda_ film, or even the best of the series’ three sequels. However, as a fourth film in a franchise, it’s a ton of fun. And though it’s action isn’t quite as entertaining as its predecessors and it’s unfortunate to see Awkwafina playing yet another thief (_Jumanji: The Next Level_ says hello), for the most part, _Kung Fu Panda 4_ happily skadooshes its way to animated ...

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Details

TMDB audience
7.0/10 (3,619)
Age rating
PG
Status
Released
Budget
$80,000,000
Box office
$548,040,835
Franchise
Kung Fu Panda Collection
Official site
www.dreamworks.com

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