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Franchise report · 6 films · 1984–2025

Are the Karate Kid Movies Woke?

Every scored film in TMDB's The Karate Kid collection, assessed by the Consciousness Algorithm.

6
Films scored
16
Series average
0–35
Score range
+13
First film → latest

Every Karate Kid film

Shown in release order. Sort by score to rank them.

Did the Karate Kid movies get woker?

Yes, slightly: up 13 points from The Karate Kid (4) to Karate Kid: Legends (17), with a peak of 35 at The Next Karate Kid.

02040608010020002020The Karate Kid (1984): 44The Karate Kid Part II (1986): 1515The Karate Kid Part III (1989): 00The Next Karate Kid (1994): 3535The Karate Kid (2010): 2222Karate Kid: Legends (2025): 1717
Ultra Based <20Based 20–39Woke-Adjacent 40–59Woke 60–79Peak Woke 80+Series average (16)

Highs and lows

Markers that moved most

The Karate Kid (1984) against Karate Kid: Legends (2025). The grey bar is the first film, the red bar the latest.

The verdict

No. The average Karate Kid film scores 16 (Ultra Based). Wokest: The Next Karate Kid (35); least woke: The Karate Kid Part III (0). Representation Casting is the most common active marker (4 of 6 films).

Scores follow the site methodology. Read the methodology.