Kung Fu Rookie

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Kung Fu Rookie

2024

1h 19m

Action

Comedy

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Country bumpkin Timuchin comes to the city to enroll in the police academy. There he is pranked by a lovely young woman who eventually cottons to his courtship. When they run afoul of local gangsters his Dudley Do Right persona and studied obsession with martial arts send him on a bare-fisted mission to thwart the baddies and rescue his damsel in distress. This inspired homage to Jackie Chan by way of urban Kazakhstan is a boisterous roller coaster ride of old school action movie thrills, spills and other hilarious antics.

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Joshua Ryan

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Jul 19

7/10

The cast and crew are clearly enjoying themselves and that enjoyment is infectious.

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Marie Asner

Phantom Tollbooth

Apr 7

3/5

So, martial arts fans, here is the film for you--- a first-rate action film from Kazakhstan.

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Josh Bell

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Mar 18

B+

Kazakh martial artist Timur Baktybayev crafts a winning showcase for himself with this breezy action comedy.

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Alan Ng

Film Threat

Mar 13

7/10

Kung Fu Rookie is a heartfelt, high-energy tribute to Jackie Chan.

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Country bumpkin Timuchin comes to the city to enroll in the police academy. There he is pranked by a lovely young woman who eventually cottons to his courtship. When they run afoul of local gangsters his Dudley Do Right persona and studied obsession with martial arts send him on a bare-fisted mission to thwart the baddies and rescue his damsel in distress. This inspired homage to Jackie Chan by way of urban Kazakhstan is a boisterous roller coaster ride of old school action movie thrills, spills and other hilarious antics.

Director: Aman Ergaziyev
Distributor: Film Movement
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: Kazakh
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 14, 2025
Runtime: 1h 19m

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