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The Art of Self-Defense(2019)

  • July 12, 2019
  • 1 h 44 min
  • R
  • Comedy, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
6.6TMDB · 860 votes
6.6IMDb
83%Rotten Tomatoes
65/100Metacritic

Directed by: Riley Stearns

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.

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Cast

  • Jesse Eisenberg

    Jesse Eisenberg

    Casey

  • Alessandro Nivola

    Alessandro Nivola

    Sensei

  • Imogen Poots

    Imogen Poots

    Anna

  • Steve Terada

    Steve Terada

    Thomas

  • David Zellner

    David Zellner

    Henry

  • Phillip Andre Botello

    Phillip Andre Botello

    Kennith

  • Jason Burkey

    Jason Burkey

    Alex

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    Mike Brooks

    Steve

  • C.J. Rush

    C.J. Rush

    Other Steve

  • Davey Johnson

    Davey Johnson

    Gun Store Owner

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