Karate Kid: Legends Movie Review

Movie Analysis & Review

Karate Kid: Legends, released on 08 May 2025, is an Action, Adventure, Drama film (Released) with a runtime of 94 minutes. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment in United States of America. Directed by Jonathan Entwistle, the movie features performances by Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Ralph Macchio, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff. The film had a budget of $45.0 million and grossed $73.9 million.
Plot Summary: After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren’t enough. Li’s kung fu teacher Mr. Han enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso for help, and Li learns a new way to fight, merging their two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.

Cast and Crew

Cast: Jackie Chan, Ben Wang, Ralph Macchio, Joshua Jackson, Sadie Stanley, Ming-Na Wen, Aramis Knight, Wyatt Oleff
Crew: Robert Mark Kamen (Characters), Christopher Murphey (Characters), Rob Lieber (Writer), Jonathan Entwistle (Director), Karen Rosenfelt (Producer), Justin Brown (Director of Photography), Richard Graves (First Assistant Director), Jenny Hinkey (Executive Producer)
Director: Jonathan Entwistle

Overview of Karate Kid: Legends

Release Date: 2025-05-08
Runtime: 94 min
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama
Status: Released
Budget: $45,000,000
Revenue: $73,905,990
Production: Columbia Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment
Countries: United States of America
Certification (IN): N/A
OTT Providers: N/A
Keywords: new york city, martial arts, kung fu, mentor, ex-boyfriend, karate, beijing, china, martial arts tournament, martial arts training, overprotective mother, moving to another country
External: IMDB

Story & Plot

After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition – but his skills alone aren't enough. Li's kung fu teacher Mr. Han enlists original Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso for help, and Li learns a new way to fight, merging their two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown.

Trailer

Reviews

CinemaSerf: The marketing around this has been terrible, I thought, so I was not really expecting much – but it’s not so very bad after all. That’s almost entirely down to a cheeky and engaging effort from Ben Wang as the young “Li Fong” who has recently (and reluctantly) arrived in Los Angeles from Beijing wit…

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