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10 Best Movies Like The Next Karate Kid

If you loved The Next Karate Kid, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Karate Kid Part III

The Karate Kid Part III

1989★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Next Karate Kid for fans of Action & Drama & Family & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Despondent over the closing of his karate school, Cobra Kai teacher John Kreese joins a ruthless businessman and martial artist to get revenge on Daniel and Mr. Miyagi....

#2
The Karate Kid Part II

The Karate Kid Part II

1986★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Next Karate Kid for fans of Action & Drama & Family & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Summoned by his dying father, Miyagi returns to his homeland of Okinawa, with Daniel, after a 40-year exile. There he must confront Yukie, the love of his youth, and Sato, his form...

#3
Karate Warrior

Karate Warrior

1987★ 5.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Next Karate Kid for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Anthony is in the Phillipines visiting his father. He inadvertently interferes with the affairs of local gangster Quino, who also happens to be a champion Karate fighter. After emb...

#4
The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid

2010★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Next Karate Kid for fans of Action & Drama & Family & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

12-year-old Dre Parker could've been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying ...

#5
Until Death

Until Death

2007★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Next Karate Kid for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Anthony Stowe is a dirty cop who is hooked on heroin—and everyone hates him. After a serious accident, he is placed into an induced coma, but emerges from it a better person who wa...

#6
3 Ninjas

3 Ninjas

1992★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Next Karate Kid for fans of Action & Family & Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Each year, three brothers Samuel, Jeffrey and Michael Douglas visits their Japanese grandfather, Mori Shintaro whom the boys affectionately refer to as Grandpa, for the summer. Mor...