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The Karate Kid
MEANRANK
74/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1622
- IMDb #1223
- Google retired #134
- Rotten Tomatoes #1406
- Metacritic #1784
- Letterboxd #1006
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1968
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1298
- Metacritic Critics #2385
- Metacritic Audience #903
- Criticker #1895
- Douban #1617
- Kinopoisk #1674
- AlloCiné #2030
- Trakt #797
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 47, highest is Google on 96.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A teenager moves to a new city and is relentlessly bullied by a local karate gang. He finds an unlikely mentor in the building's maintenance man, a reclusive martial arts master. Through rigorous training and life lessons, the old man teaches the boy that true karate is for self-defense and personal growth, not violence, preparing him for a high-stakes tournament.
Details
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Writer
- Robert Mark Kamen
- Released
- 22 June 1984
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Rated
- PG
- Budget
- $8.0M
- Box office
- $91.1M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 3 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1985 | Best Supporting Actor | Pat Morita | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1985 | Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Pat Morita | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 1985 | Best Family Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Young Artist Awards 1985 | Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama | William Zabka | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 1985 | Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
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5 awards — The Karate Kid
×| Best Supporting Actor | Pat Morita | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | Pat Morita | Nominee |
| Best Family Motion Picture – Drama | Winner | |
| Best Young Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama | Elisabeth Shue | Winner |
| Best Young Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical, Comedy, Adventure or Drama | William Zabka | Nominee |