The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
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Plot.
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 & Crew.
Jesse Eisenberg
Casey
Alessandro Nivola
Sensei
Imogen Poots
Anna
Steve Terada
Thomas
David Zellner
Henry / Executive Producer
Phillip Andre Botello
Kennith
Jason Burkey
Alex
Hauke Bahr
Grant
Dallas Edwards
Manny
Mike Brooks
Steve
C.J. Rush
Other Steve
Leland Orser
Detective McCallister
Josh Fadem
Serial Killer
Davey Johnson
Gun Store Owner
Katherine Martin
Bakery Woman
Cody Ryder
Producer
Cameron Murphy
New White Belt
Nicholas Hulstine
Pickup Truck Driver
Lena Friedrich
French Girl
Frederic Spitz
French Guy
Louis Robert Thompson
Veterinarian
Katherine Smith-Rodden
Store Cashier
Apollo Bacala
Karate Day Class Student
Caroline Amiguet
French Audio Instructor
Raymond Park
Sound Effects Editor
Demetri Evdoxiadis
Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Becca Brooks Morrin
Set Dresser
Zack Goldsborough
Sound Recordist
Amy L. Forsythe
Makeup Department Head / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Riley Stearns
Director / Screenplay
Nathan Zellner
Executive Producer
Sarah Beth Shapiro
Editor
Walter Kortschak
Producer
Andrew Kortschak
Producer
Stephanie Whonsetler
Producer
Michael Ragen
Director of Photography
Charlotte Royer
Production Design
Heather McIntosh
Original Music Composer
T. Ryan Mooney
Stunt Double
Toby Sells
Prosthetic Designer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 12, 2019
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Budget$1,800,000
Box Office$2,400,000
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
karate
dojo
mugging
accountant
dark comedy
martial arts
crematorium
sexism
sport
cult
psychopath
satire
murder
motorcycle gang
dog
german shepherd
misogyny
death of pet
black belt
masculinity
deadpan
toxic masculinity
traumatized man
ambiguous
Wiki.
The Art of Self-Defense is a 2019 American martial arts black comedy film written and directed by Riley Stearns and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola and Imogen Poots. It had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 10, 2019, and was released in the United States on July 12, 2019, by Bleecker Street.
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