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  1. 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 .

  2. Jul 19, 2019 · The Art of Self-Defense: Directed by Riley Stearns. With Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada. After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.

    • (41K)
    • Action, Comedy, Crime
    • Riley Stearns
    • 2019-07-19
  3. Jul 12, 2019 · Writer/director Riley Stearns explores this particularly masculine form of toxicity in “The Art of Self-Defense,” a dark comedy that’s equal parts amusing and disturbing.

  4. The Art of Self-Defense grapples compellingly with modern American masculinity -- and serves as an outstanding calling card for writer-director Riley Stearns.

    • (171)
    • Riley Stearns
    • R
    • Jesse Eisenberg
  5. Synopsis. 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.

    • 104 min
  6. Jul 12, 2019 · The Art of Self-Defense - Metacritic. 2019. R. Bleecker Street Media. 1 h 44 m. Summary After he’s attacked on the street at night by a roving motorcycle gang, timid bookkeeper Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) joins a neighborhood karate studio to learn how to protect himself.

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  8. Distressed and completely broken for not being able to stand up for himself, Casey stumbles onto a Karate school. Seeing how it intrigued him, he sits down to see an example of self-defense for the first time. The unique set of rules and colorful belt codes get him interested.