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    The Art of Self-Defense

    R2019 · Dark comedy · 1h 44m

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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.

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    • 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. Stearns is ambitious in the tricky tonal balance he aims to strike here – shocking us in detached, deadpan fashion—and his story wobbles a bit by the end, but the ...

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  5. After getting attacked on the street, Casey enlists in a local dojo that's led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei. He soon uncovers a sinister fraternity of violence and masculinity while ...

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    • Riley Stearns
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    • Jesse Eisenberg
  6. Jul 11, 2019 · Jesse Eisenberg leads this restrained, introspective martial arts comedy. By Matt Dougherty. Updated: Jul 11, 2019 4:39 pm. Posted: Jul 10, 2019 6:00 pm. It’s apparent from the get-go that The...

  7. Mar 11, 2019 · Reviews. Mar 10, 2019 5:57pm PT. SXSW Film Review: ‘The Art of Self-Defense’. Jesse Eisenberg plays a wimp whose desperate bid to man up compels him to join an off-kilter karate studio...

  8. Jul 12, 2019 · The Art of Self-Defense - Metacritic. 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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