
Movies that feel likeThe Karate Kid (1984)
If you loved The Karate Kid, the closest films we have are Rocky IV (1985), In a Better World (2010) and Remember the Titans (2000). All three share The Karate Kid's contemplative and warm feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Wendy and Lucy (2008).
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If The Karate Kid hit the spot, these will too
Looking for the series itself? Also in this series: The Karate Kid Part II (1986) Β· The Karate Kid (2010)

Both are built on the same subject: friendship
The difference: The critics' underdog of the pair

Two things both keep coming back to: bullying and bully
The difference: Easier on the momentum than The Karate Kid


Both land momentum and warmth at once
The difference: Sits closer to thriller than The Karate Kid does

Drama with a pulse of stillness, in both cases

Action built on momentum, twice over
The difference: Leans harder into adventure than The Karate Kid does

Both keep coming back to the same thing: friendship
The difference: Made in the 2000s, in a different era of the craft

Contemplative family, and it commits to that

Both lean on warmth more than on action

Contemplative drama in both cases

The same preoccupation in both: martial arts

One thread runs through both: martial arts
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