Movies like The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid (1984) is a action movie directed by John G. Avildsen. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. The Last Dragon (1985)
★ 6.6 · 302 votes · Action, Comedy, Drama
A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
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2. Never Back Down 2: The Beatdown (2011)
★ 6.5 · 714 votes · Drama, Action
Four fighters from different backgrounds come together to train under an ex MMA rising star and then ultimately have to fight each other and the traitor in their midst.
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3. No Retreat, No Surrender (1986)
★ 6.3 · 663 votes · Action, Comedy, Crime
The mob is trying to strongarm local martial arts schools, forcing young Jason Stillwell and his family to move after his father is injured defending their dojo. With his father now rejecting violence, Jason is forced to train on his own to protect himself and his best friend from the members of a rival karate school.
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4. Mortal Kombat (2021)
★ 7.0 · 7,091 votes · Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Washed-up MMA fighter Cole Young, unaware of his heritage, and hunted by Emperor Shang Tsung's best warrior, Sub-Zero, seeks out and trains with Earth's greatest champions as he prepares to stand against the enemies of Outworld in a high stakes battle for the universe.
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5. 21 Jump Street (2012)
★ 6.9 · 11,357 votes · Action, Comedy, Crime
When cops Schmidt and Jenko join the secret Jump Street unit, they use their youthful appearances to go undercover as high school students. They trade in their guns and badges for backpacks, and set out to shut down a dangerous drug ring. But, as time goes on, Schmidt and Jenko discover that high school is nothing like it was just a few years earlier -- and, what's more, they must again confront the teenage terror and anxiety they thought they had left behind.
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6. The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
★ 7.1 · 12,419 votes · Adventure, Action, Thriller
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.
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7. Batman Begins (2005)
★ 7.7 · 23,335 votes · Drama, Crime, Action
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol of fear for the criminal underworld - The Batman.
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8. Warrior (2011)
★ 7.8 · 5,185 votes · Drama, Action
The youngest son of an alcoholic former boxer returns home, where he's trained by his father for competition in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the fighter on a collision course with his estranged, older brother.
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9. Creed II (2018)
★ 7.0 · 5,958 votes · Drama, Action
Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight against an opponent with ties to his family's past, Adonis Creed is up against the challenge of his life.
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10. Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993)
★ 6.9 · 829 votes · Drama, History, Action
This film is a glimpse into the life, love and the unconquerable spirit of the legendary Bruce Lee. From a childhood of rigorous martial arts training, Lee realizes his dream of opening his own kung-fu school in America. Before long, he is discovered by a Hollywood producer and begins a meteoric rise to fame and an all too short reign as one the most charismatic action heroes in cinema history.
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11. Biker Boyz (2003)
★ 6.4 · 427 votes · Action, Drama
A mythic motorcycle tale of father and son, this is the story of Manuel Galloway, also known as "the King of Cali", the president of a motorcycle club whose members are all African-American men, mostly white-collar workers who exchange their suits and ties at night and on weekends for leather outfits and motorcycle helmets.
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