Film

The Art of Self-Defense

2019 · 1h 44m · Comedy · Thriller · Drama

IMDb

6.6

Rotten Tomatoes

83%

Metacritic

65

Casey is attacked at random on the street and enlists in a local dojo led by a charismatic and mysterious Sensei in an effort to learn how to defend himself. What he uncovers is a sinister world of fraternity, violence and hypermasculinity and a woman fighting for her place in it.

Jesse Eisenberg

Casey

Alessandro Nivola

Sensei

Imogen Poots

Anna

Steve Terada

Thomas

David Zellner

Henry

Phillip Andre Botello

Kennith

Jason Burkey

Alex

Mike Brooks

Steve

C.J. Rush

Other Steve

Davey Johnson

Gun Store Owner

Hauke Bahr

Grant

Katherine Martin

Bakery Woman

Cameron Murphy

New White Belt

Nicholas Hulstine

Pickup Truck Driver

Lena Friedrich

French Girl

Louis Robert Thompson

Veterinarian

• Riley StearnsDirector · Screenplay
• Walter KortschakProducer
• Andrew KortschakProducer
• Stephanie WhonsetlerProducer
• Cody RyderProducer
• Nathan ZellnerExecutive Producer
• David ZellnerExecutive Producer
• Andrew KarpenExecutive Producer
• Munika LayExecutive Producer
• Kent SandersonExecutive Producer

Official TrailerOfficial Teaser Trailer

Release date

July 12, 2019

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Budget

$1,800,000

Revenue

$2,400,000

Genres

Comedy, Thriller, Drama, Mystery

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