Karate Kid: Legends

Karate Kid: Legends has built a real following in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Netflix among viewers who want their action grounded in something real. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. No filler scenes, no spinning wheels between the action. Start it on Amazon Prime Video whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, Karate Kid: Legends earns its spot. Karate Kid: Legends understands that stakes only matter if you care who is at risk. 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. Jackie Chan and Ben Wang lead a cast that gives the action real stakes. It hit screens in 2025. The geography of every set piece in Karate Kid: Legends is legible, which is rarer in the genre than it should be. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Action fans who want craft and story alongside the spectacle will find exactly that in Karate Kid: Legends. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Jackie Chan brings a physicality to the role that elevates every set piece. Action that earns its sequences rather than just delivering them.