New Jersey teen Daniel LaRusso moves to Los Angeles with his mother, and soon strikes up a relationship with Ali. He quickly finds himself the target of bullying by a group of thugs, led by Ali's ex-boyfriend Johnny, who study karate at the Cobra Kai dojo under ruthless sensei John Kreese. Fortunately, Daniel befriends Mr. Miyagi, an unassuming repairman who just happens to be a martial arts master himself. Miyagi takes Daniel under his wing, training him in a more compassionate form of karate for self-defense and, later, preparing him to compete against the brutal Cobra Kai.
The Karate Kid has generally received positive reviews.
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The Karate Kid was released in 1984 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 770 reviews, giving The Karate Kid (1984) an average rating of 73%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 84%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 71%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Karate Kid than critics were.
With a score of 73%, The Karate Kid is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1984, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1984 with similar scores include films like Gremlins, The Natural and A Passage to India.
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