---
title: 'The Karate Kid (2010)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Harald Zwart'
released: '2010-06-11'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Family'
countries:
  - 'People''s Republic of China'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-karate-kid-2010'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1155076/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Karate Kid (2010)

2010 · 140 min · Drama, Action, Comedy, Family · People's Republic of China, United States

Part of: The Karate Kid

## Synopsis

The Karate Kid is a 2010 martial arts drama film directed by Harald Zwart from a screenplay by Christopher Murphey, based on a story by Robert Mark Kamen. It serves as the fifth film in The Karate Kid franchise. The film stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in the lead roles, with Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Zhenwei Wang, Luke Carberry, Zhensu Wu, Zhiheng Wang, and Yu Rongguang in supporting roles. The story follows 12-year-old Dre Parker from Detroit, who moves to Beijing, China with his widowed mother Sherry and runs afoul of the neighborhood bully Cheng. He makes an unlikely ally in the form of an ageing maintenance man, Mr. Han, a kung fu master who teaches him the secrets of self-defense.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Harald Zwart](https://cinepixo.com/people/harald-zwart)
- **Screenplay:** [Robert Mark Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-mark-kamen), [Christopher Murphey](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-murphey)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Horner](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-horner)
- **Producer:** [Will Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-smith), [Jada Pinkett Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jada-pinkett-smith), [Jerry Weintraub](https://cinepixo.com/people/jerry-weintraub), [James Lassiter](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-lassiter)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Pratt](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-pratt)
- **Editor:** [Joel Negron](https://cinepixo.com/people/joel-negron)

## Cast

- [Jaden Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaden-smith) as Dre Parker (德瑞∙帕克
- [Michelle Yeoh](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-yeoh)
- [Han Wenwen](https://cinepixo.com/people/han-wenwen)
- [Taraji P. Henson](https://cinepixo.com/people/taraji-p-henson) as Sherry Parker (雪莉∙帕克
- [Jackie Chan](https://cinepixo.com/people/jackie-chan) as Mr. Han (韩先生
- [Yu Rongguang](https://cinepixo.com/people/yu-rongguang)
- [Zhenwei Wang](https://cinepixo.com/people/zhenwei-wang)

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