Your birth year
2006
The Karate Kid
1984
The Karate Kid is 22 years older than you
It's from 1984, before you were born.
- Director
- John G. Avildsen
- Genre
- Sports drama
- Stars
- Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita
- Released
- 1984
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As of 2026, it's 42 years old.
The Karate Kid gave the world 'wax on, wax off' and the eternal life lesson that doing your mentor's chores is secretly martial-arts training. A bullied kid learns karate (and patience) from a wise handyman, building to a crane-kick finale that every child within earshot immediately attempted in the living room.
Mr. Miyagi became an icon of gentle wisdom, and the underdog tournament arc is comfort cinema at its finest.
Heartfelt, quotable, and endlessly imitated, The Karate Kid is the movie that convinced a generation that fence-painting builds character and possibly a championship.
