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The Next Karate Kid

Movie · 1994 · 107 min

A gentle, earnest coming-of-age story with martial arts, light humour, and a touch of melancholy, easy to watch.

About
1994 film directed by Christopher Cain
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Year
1994
Runtime
107 min
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • grief
  • identity
  • found family
  • healing
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour4
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
drama, martial arts, teen, coming-of-age
Directed by
Christopher Cain
Starring
Hilary Swank, Pat Morita, Walton Goggins, Michael Ironside, Constance Towers, Chris Conrad
Music
Bill Conti
Cinematography
László Kovács
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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