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The Karate Kid

Work causes a single mother to move to China with her young son; in his new home, the boy embraces kung fu, taught to him by a master.

12-year-old Dre Parker has moved to China, and finds himself like a fish out of water. He befriends a fellow classmate, Mei Ying, only to make a rival, Cheng, who starts to bully and attack Dre. Soon, Mr. Han, the maintenance man of Dre's apartment, fends off Cheng and his friends when they are attacking Dre and signs Dre up to fight in the Kung Fu tournament in return for the bullies laying off of Dre. Dre realizes Mr. Han is much more than a maintenance man, when he's revealed as a master of Kung Fu and Dre soon learns that Kung Fu is about self defense and peace, instead of violence and bloodshed.

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Info about The Karate Kid

Studio(s): Jerry Weintraub Productions, Columbia Pictures

Originally Released: Australia, Jul 08, 2010

Production Countries: China, Hong Kong, United States

Box Office Gross: $359,126,022.00

Budget: $40,000,000.00

Genres:Action, Drama, Family, Sport

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