Twelve-year-old Dre Parker could have 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 but the cultural differences make such a friendship impossible. Even worse, Dre's feelings make him an enemy of the class bully, Cheng. With no friends in a strange land, Dre has nowhere to turn but maintenance man Mr. Han, who is a kung fu master. As Han teaches Dre that kung fu is not about punches and parries, but maturity and calm, Dre realizes that facing down the bullies will be the fight of his life.
Unfortunately the movie The Karate Kid is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Harald Zwart | Director |
| Writing | Christopher Murphey | Screenplay |
| Writing | Robert Mark Kamen | Story |
| Production | Jada Pinkett Smith | Producer |
| Production | Will Smith | Producer |
| Production | Ken Stovitz | Producer |
| Production | James Lassiter | Producer |
| Production | Jerry Weintraub | Producer |
| Production | Dany Wolf | Executive Producer |
| Production | Susan Ekins | Executive Producer |
| Production | Han Sanping | Executive Producer |
| Production | Solon So Chi-Hung | Co-Producer |
| Sound | James Horner | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Han Feng | Costume Design |
| Editing | Joel Negron | Editor |
| Camera | Roger Pratt | Director of Photography |
| Art | François Séguin | Production Design |
| Production | Zoe Thompson | Casting |
| Production | PoPing AuYeung | Casting |
| Sound | Pilar McCurry | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | John Finklea | Music Editor |
| Sound | Michael K. Bauer | Music Editor |
| Sound | Skye Lewin | Music Editor |
| Directing | Nikki Clapp | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Jasin Boland | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Steven Ticknor | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Steven Ticknor | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Tateum Kohut | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Daniel Pagan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Greg ten Bosch | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Martin Lopez | Sound Designer |
| Production | Dany Wolf | Unit Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Camille Friend | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Ng Man-Ching | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Susan Dudeck | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Susan Dudeck | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael J. Benavente | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Jim Henrikson | Supervising Music Editor |
| Directing | Doug Coleman | Second Unit Director |
| Production | Lark Bernini | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Wu Gang | Stunt Coordinator |
