The Art of Self-Defense
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- Common Sense Age 15+
- Critics Consensus 84%
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- CC
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- Comedy
- 1 Hour 44 Minutes
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3.3 • 63 Ratings
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Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) just can't seem to win. Attacked on the street, humiliated at his job and even emasculated by his dog, he joins a local karate dojo led by the enigmatic Sensei (Alessandro Nivola) to learn how to defend himself. In the midst of his training, Casey becomes friendly with a female instructor (Imogen Poots) and soon realizes he is caught in a bizarre world of outcasts, fraternal rituals and hilarious hyper-masculinity.
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- Rent $3.99
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Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) just can't seem to win. Attacked on the street, humiliated at his job and even emasculated by his dog, he joins a local karate dojo led by the enigmatic Sensei (Alessandro Nivola) to learn how to defend himself. In the midst of his training, Casey becomes friendly with a female instructor (Imogen Poots) and soon realizes he is caught in a bizarre world of outcasts, fraternal rituals and hilarious hyper-masculinity.
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- Rent $3.99
- Buy $14.99
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Ratings and Reviews
Critics Consensus: The Art of Self-Defense grapples compellingly with modern American masculinity -- and serves as an outstanding calling card for writer-director Riley Stearns.
Quirky, mature comedy tackles the illusion of masculinity.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Riley Stearns
- Screenwriter
- Riley Stearns
Information
- Studio
- Bleecker Street
- Genre
- Comedy
- Released
- Copyright
- © 2018 Bleecker Street Media LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Languages
- Primary
- English (Stereo, Dolby 5.1)
- Additional
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Spanish (Subtitles)
Accessibility
- CC
- Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.
- SDH
- Subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH) refer to subtitles in the original language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.