The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

Directed by

Riley Stearns

Genre

comedy film, black comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 842 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A timid man is assaulted by a gang of bikers. He joins a karate dojo to learn to defend himself, where he falls under the influence of a charismatic and authoritarian sensei.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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