The Karate Kid is a 2010 martial arts drama film directed by Harald Zwart and produced by Jerry Weintraub, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, James Lassiter, and Ken Stovitz, from a screenplay written by Christopher Murphey, based on a story conceived by Robert Mark Kamen, the writer of the first three Karate Kid films. It serves as the fifth film in The Karate Kid franchise, and stars Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in the lead roles, with Taraji P. Henson, Wenwen Han, Zhenwei Wang, Luke Carberry, Zhensu Wu, Zhiheng Wang, and Yu Rongguang in supporting roles. The story follows 12-year-old Dre Parker from Detroit, who moves to Beijing, China with his widowed mother Sherry and runs afoul of the neighborhood bully Cheng. He makes an unlikely ally in the form of an ageing maintenance man, Mr. Han, a kung fu master who teaches him the secrets of self-defense.

Plot

12-year-old Dre Parker and his widowed mother Sherry move from Detroit, Michigan to Beijing, China after she gets a job transfer at a car factory. Dre meets young violinist Meiying, and immediately becomes infatuated with her. Cheng, a rebellious kung fu prodigy whose family is close to Meiying's, keeps them apart by constantly attacking, teasing, and antagonizing Dre. Dre throws a bucket of dirty water over Cheng and his gang. The enraged gang chases and brutally beats Dre. Maintenance man Mr. Han intervenes and fends off the bullies, revealing himself to be a kung fu master.