The Karate Kid

The Karate Kid (2010) is a family martial-arts drama you can watch online on iFILM. Twelve-year-old Dre Parker moves with his mother from Detroit to Beijing, landing in a city where he doesn't speak the language or know a soul.

At his new school Dre falls for Mei Ying, a young violinist, and the crush costs him. Cheng, a bully trained in a harsh kung fu school, turns the boy's days into a string of beatings. Help comes from an unlikely place: Mr. Han, the quiet maintenance man in their building. Han takes Dre on as a student but starts him off hanging up his jacket, over and over, until the chore becomes muscle memory. The lesson lands slowly: kung fu is about composure, not fists, and a big tournament is coming.

Jackie Chan plays against type here, trading slapstick for a grieving, soft-spoken mentor. Young Jaden Smith leads, with Taraji P. Henson as his mom. The crew shot on location in Beijing, at the Great Wall and in the Wudang Mountains. Stream The Karate Kid (2010) online on iFILM.