Movies like The Karate Kid 1984
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The Karate Kid (1984)
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Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Hassled by the school bullies, Daniel LaRusso has his share of adolescent woes. Luckily, his apartment building houses a resident martial arts master: Kesuke Miyagi, who agrees to train Daniel ... and ends up teaching him much more than self-defense. Armed with newfound confidence, skill and wisdom, Daniel ultimately faces off against his tormentors in this hugely popular classic underdog tale.
Style:
feel good, inspirational, sentimental, touching, uplifting, captivating, entertaining, motivational, humorous, sweet ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
martial arts, teenager, sport, karate, teacher, teaching the ways of the world, human spirit, coming of age, underdog, high school, fight, childhood, martial arts tournament, bullying, teachers and students, friendship, cheerleader, training, mentor, self esteem, child, courage, master apprentice relationship, ambition, opponent ...
Time:
80s, year 1984, 20th century
Place:
los angeles, california, canada, new jersey, usa, united states of america
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Most similar movies to The Karate Kid
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out feel good, humorous, realistic and inspirational films with plots about dialogue, destiny, mentor, runaway, storytelling, childhood and underdog mostly in Sport, Drama and Action genres. Some movies like The Karate Kid: Cobra Kai (2018), Best of the Best (1989), Never Back Down (2008), Bloodsport (1988), Vision Quest (1985). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Kreese, his life in tatters after his karate school was defeated by Daniel and Mr. Miyagi, visits Terry, a friend from Vietnam. Terry is a ruthless business man and a martial arts expert, and he vows to help Kreese take revenge on Daniel and Mr. ...
Style:
unusual plot structure, motivational, humorous, melancholic, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
martial arts, teenager, fight, bullying, teacher, fight scenes, children, childhood, underdog, teachers and students, friendship, martial arts tournament ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
japan, tokyo, new jersey, usa, los angeles ...
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100%
Genre: Action, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Mr. Miyagi and Daniel take a trip to Okinawa to visit Mr. Miyagi's dying father. After arriving Mr. Miyagi finds he still has feelings for an old love. This stirs up trouble with an old rival who he originally left Okinawa to avoid. In the mean ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, humorous, slasher, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, pre-teens
Plot:
martial arts, childhood, underdog, fight, teenager, sport, teacher, fight scenes, bullying, revenge, friends, coming of age ...
Time:
80s, future, 20th century
Place:
japan, okinawa, hawaii, tokyo, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, China
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, feel good, sentimental, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
teachers and students, martial arts, human spirit, kung fu, sport, contests and competitions, rivalry, coach, underdog, coming of age, bullying, perseverance ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
china, california, new jersey, beijing china, asia ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
67%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the ...
Style:
light, exciting, motivational, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
martial arts, karate, dojo, martial arts training, master apprentice relationship, starting over, teenager, fight, middle aged man, father figure, father son relationship, rivalry ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s
Place:
california, los angeles, southern california
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
During a commemoration for Japanese soldiers fighting in the US Army during World War II, Mr. Miyagi meets the widow of his commanding officer. He gets to know her granddaughter Julie, an angry teenager who is still feeling the pain of losing both ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, melancholic, ridiculous, motivational ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
martial arts, high school, karate, teenage girl, teacher, sport, female protagonist, training, showdown, high school student, bully, teen angst ...
Time:
80s, 90s, 20th century
Place:
boston, los angeles, massachusetts, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A team from the United States is going to compete against Korea in a Tae Kwon Do tournament. The team consists of fighters from all over the country--can they overcome their rivalry and work together to win?
Style:
inspirational, emotional, serious, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
martial arts, sport, martial artist, martial arts tournament, fight, underdog, culture clash, redemption, vengeance, taekwondo, kung fu, violence ...
Time:
80s
Place:
seoul, hong kong, asia, south korea, korea
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Rebellious Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fight Scene at his new high school, after receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family Jake decides to seek the mentoring of a veteran fighter who trains him for one final ...
Style:
serious, inspirational, exciting, intense, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, girls' night, boys' night, teen drama
Plot:
martial arts, high school, teenager, athlete and trainer, sport, youth, fight, rivalry, teenage life, power relations, streetfighting, boxing ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
florida, tokyo, usa, brazil, orlando florida
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Frank Dux has entered the "kumite", an illegal underground martial-arts competition where serious injury and even death are not unknown. Chong Li, a particularly ruthless and vicious fighter is the favorite, but then again Dux has not ...
Style:
exciting, intense, serious, suspenseful, campy ...
Audience:
manly, teens, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, mixed martial arts, sport, martial arts tournament, tournament, kung fu, fight, heroes, underdog, revenge, rivalry, underground fighting ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
75%
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
High school wrestler Louden Swain is a man obsessed , trying to shed 23 pounds in a dangerously short time and take on Shute, the undefeated, tough-as-nails 168-pound champion who's the best wrestler in the state. Matthew Modine stars as the ...
Style:
sentimental, inspirational, melancholic, serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
coming of age, high school, sport, love, wrestling, underdog, teenager, cheerleading, cheerleader, rivalry, unlikely friendships, adolescence ...
Time:
80s
Place:
washington state, california, new jersey, washington d.c.
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
When world heavyweight boxing champion, Apollo Creed wants to give an unknown fighter a shot at the title as a publicity stunt, his handlers choose palooka Rocky Balboa, an uneducated collector for a Philadelphia loan shark. Rocky teams up with ...
Style:
inspirational, uplifting, touching, motivational, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, manly, family outing, teens
Plot:
boxing, fight, underdog, self esteem, character study, sport, training, boxer, love story, violence, fistfight, fight scenes ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
philadelphia, pennsylvania, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain their scholarships before their big game against the Varsity team.
Style:
humorous, feel good, unusual plot structure, sweet, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
ice hockey, sport, disney, cheerleading, high school, teenager, childhood, college, school, underdog, coming of age, happy ending ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, minnesota, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Barry is an asthmatic kid having trouble in life. He lives with his father, a computer programmer, in Texas. Barry is struggling to get by in life, dealing with his rough school life, bullies, as well as his health. Barry's only source of ...
Style:
humorous, motivational, feel good, campy, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night
Plot:
asthmatic, martial arts, childhood, asthma, youth, school, karate, competition, bully, mentor, fight, sport ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A story of two teenagers trapped in the world of illegal underground boxing. One is fighting to save his fathers life and using the money pay off gambling debts accumulated by his father. The second is fighting for the money to get out of the ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, harsh, unusual plot structure ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
boxing, sport, underdog, friendship, ambition, contests and competitions, human spirit, rivalry, hopes, urban ghetto life, against the odds, athlete and trainer ...
Time:
90s
Place:
chicago illinois, british columbia, california, cuba, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
27%
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
A track coach in a small California town transforms a team of athletes into championship contenders.
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
sport, teacher, coach, underdog, track and field, athlete and trainer, human spirit, teenager, mentor, school, high school, dedicated educator ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
usa, california, texas, new jersey
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings ...
Style:
inspirational, humorous, feel good, sweet, light ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, girls' night, pre-teens ...
Plot:
ice hockey, sport team, happy ending, sport, athlete and trainer, childhood, disney, foe turned friend, youth, redemption, competition, teenager ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
minnesota, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
A small, turbulent town in Texas obsesses over their high school football team to an unhealthy degree. When the star tailback, Boobie Miles, is seriously injured during the first game of the season, all hope is lost, and the town's dormant ...
Style:
inspirational, intense, serious, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
football, sport, high school, sport team, american football, coach, underdog, youth, championship, athlete's life, career, cheerleading ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, usa, canada, austin texas, california ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Each year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to as Grandpa, for the summer. Mori is a highly skilled in the fields of Martial arts and Ninjutsu, and ...
Style:
humorous, entertaining, light, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, pre-teens
Plot:
ninja, young heroes, martial arts, rescue, childhood, youth, heroic mission, escapades, rivalry, brothers, vengeance, stereotypes ...
Time:
90s, 80s, 20th century
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
During a championship baseball match, the three brothers hear that their grandfather in Japan is in trouble, and head out to help him, conceding the match. When they arrive in Japan, they must use all their powers to defend him against his ancient ...
Style:
humorous, motivational, unusual plot structure, sweet, splatter ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
ninja, child martial arts, childhood, martial arts, young heroes, revenge, youth, heroes, vengeance, friends, escapades, buddies ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young boy and a talented stray dog with an amazing basketball playing ability become instant friends. Rebounding from his father's accidental death, 12-year-old Josh Framm moves with his family to the small town of Fernfield, Washington. The ...
Style:
touching, feel good, humorous, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, teens, chick flick, family outing, pre-teens ...
Plot:
dog, golden retriever, basketball, animals, friendship, pets, children, happy ending, unlikely friendships, childhood, dog actor, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s
Place:
washington state, new jersey, washington d.c., usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
On a small stretch of coastline as powerful as a man's will, Rick Kane came to surf the big waves. He found a woman who would show him how to survive, and a challenge unlike any other.
Style:
humorous, feel good, campy, inspirational, talky ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
surfing, sport, teenager, beach, coming of age, mentor, shopping, school, happy ending, finnish, hospital, fight scenes ...
Time:
80s
Place:
hawaii, california, australia, arizona, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Camp Hope is a summer retreat for overweight boys run by a kindly couple who make the campers feel comfortable with their extra pounds. But when tyrannical fitness guru Tony buys the camp, he puts the kids on a cruel regimen that goes too far. Sick ...
Style:
funny, feel good, humorous, clever, campy ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
summer camp, childhood, obesity, overweight, teenager, camp, fat boy, coming of age, youth, summer, food, instructor ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Corey (Fred Savage) refuses to let his emotionally disturbed younger brother Jimmy (Luke Edwards) be institutionalized, and the two run away together. They soon join forces with a resourceful girl (Jenny Lewis), who notices that Jimmy has a special ...
Style:
road movie, humorous, touching, intense, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing
Plot:
teenager, video game, nintendo, competition, on the road, child, children, childhood, kids and family, underdog, computer game, family relations ...
Time:
80s
Place:
california, los angeles, las vegas, nevada, utah ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
In a depressed Texas town, British foreign exchange teacher Anna attempts to inject some life into her hopeless kids by introducing them to soccer. They're terrible at first, but Anna and her football-hero assistant whip them into shape. As ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, touching, inspirational, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, teens
Plot:
soccer, sport, school, disney, underdog, childhood, youth, athlete and trainer, football, high school life, against the odds, small town life ...
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Clifford Peach (Chris Makepeace), an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully (Matt Dillon) terrorizes his classmates and extorts their lunch money. Refusing to pay up, Clifford ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, feel good, unusual plot structure, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
high school, teenager, coming of age, bully, motorcycle, bullying, gang, cheerleading, hotel, mentor, youth, bodyguard ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
chicago illinois, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
High school basketball is king in small-town Indiana, and the 1954 Hickory Huskers are all hope and no talent. But their new coach -- abrasive, unlikable Norman Dale -- whips the team into shape ... while also inciting controversy.
Style:
inspirational, realistic, emotional, exciting, captivating ...
Audience:
teens, kids, boys' night
Plot:
basketball, high school, small town, sport, underdog, high school basketball, alcoholic, father son relationship, championship, basketball coach, athlete and trainer, redemption ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, 80s
Place:
indiana, usa, california, texas
⇓ similarity ⇓
25%
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking, others to drugs, and some to studying.
Style:
talky, intense, exciting, captivating, semi serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
american football, sport, underdog, cheerleading, football, justice, college life, sport team, lifestyle, human spirit, hopes, love triangle ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
texas, new jersey, usa, california
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Diana Guzman begins to train as a boxer and achieves impressive success, blazing new trails for female boxers, all while keeping it a secret from her father.
Style:
uplifting, captivating, touching, realistic, sexy ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
boxing, female boxer, athlete's life, ambition, follow your dream, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, graphic violence, sport, mentor, bullying, lifestyle ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
new jersey, new york, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Ben Crane believes that a severely injured racehorse deserves another chance. He and his daughter Cale adopt the horse (in fact is a mare)and save it of being sacrificed by the owner.
Style:
inspirational, emotional, touching, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, girls' night, teens
Plot:
horse, horse race, sport, family relations, redemption, animal training, children, honest, secrets, betrayal, racehorse, hopes ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
kentucky, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Dave, nineteen, has just graduated high school, with his 3 friends, The comical Cyril, the warm hearted but short-tempered Moocher, and the athletic, spiteful but good-hearted Mike. Now, Dave enjoys racing bikes and hopes to race the Italians one ...
Style:
feel good, touching, realistic, inspirational, witty ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
sport, coming of age, working class, bicycle, underdog, small town, friendship, teenager, riding a bicycle, teenage life, bicycle race, father son relationship ...
Time:
70s, 20th century
Place:
indiana, new jersey, california, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
Genre: Action, Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A high school biology teacher moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school's music program.
Style:
inspirational, funny, entertaining, humorous, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, kids, boys' night
Plot:
sport, underdog, teacher, martial arts, contests and competitions, mixed martial arts, dedicated educator, teachers and students, boxing, lifestyle change, against the odds, ambition ...
Time:
2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place:
boston, massachusetts, usa, las vegas
⇓ similarity ⇓
24%
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