Riley Stearns
as Director
The Art of Self-Defense
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Description
The action film The Art of Self-Defense, starring Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, etc., directed by Riley Stearns, was released on July 19, 2019 in the United States. It tells the story of 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. This is an Action, Comedy, Crime film with a runtime of 104 minutes and its worldwide box office is not listed in the available detail data. It has received a rating of 6.6/10 from 43,222 viewers.
Top Cast
Jesse Eisenberg
as Casey
Alessandro Nivola
as Sensei
Imogen Poots
as Anna
Steve Terada
as Thomas
David Zellner
as Henry
Phillip Andre Botello
as Kennith
Jason Burkey
as Alex
Mike Brooks
as Steve
C.J. Rush
as Other Steve
Davey Johnson
as Gun Store Owner
Hauke Bahr
as Grant
Katherine Martin
as Bakery Woman
Cameron Murphy
as New White Belt
Nicholas Hulstine
as Pickup Truck Driver
Lena Friedrich
as French Girl
Louis Robert Thompson
as Veterinarian
Dallas Edwards
as Manuel
Katherine Smith-Rodden
as Store Cashier
Riley Stearns
as Writer
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Filming Location
127A Smithfield Road, Frederiksted, Virgin Islands
Production
Castle Rock Entertainment
Award
21 wins & 43 nominations total
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User Review
cvvbb
This weirdly worked.worth the watch
Self Defense
Good movie!
Good movie!
Good movie!
Good movie!
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What the hell is wrong with hollycrap these days? even for US standards, this is terrible movie. worst of all, it is not even funny, but tries to be en vogue and preachy... man bad, white man even badder. when will hollycrap realise that literally no one asked for their opinion?
I wanted to like this, but it was ruined by absolutely terrible character development. For example, Sensei is evil because he is a misogynist. How do we know? He explicitly states it. There is zero subtlety in this movie and every character is one dimensional (with a not so subtle left wing message attached). I kept waiting for the clever twist at the end, but it didn't come. Everything you guessed in the first fifteen minutes is what eventually happens. If you can get past the basic screen writing class level script, this movie is okay to have on in the background while you are doing something else.
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