The Art of Self-Defense (2019) movie poster

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The Art of Self-Defense

Comedy Thriller Drama Mystery

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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Jesse Eisenberg

Alessandro Nivola

Phillip Andre Botello

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