The Art of Self-Defense
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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Cast
26 people
Jesse Eisenberg
Casey
Known for
Now You See Me
The Social Network
Alessandro Nivola
Sensei
Known for
Jurassic Park III
Face/Off
Imogen Poots
Anna
Known for
28 Weeks Later
Vivarium
Steve Terada
Thomas
Known for
Battle of the Year
David Zellner
Henry
Known for
Damsel
Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Phillip Andre Botello
Kennith
Known for
Pledge
Mermaid Down
Jason Burkey
Alex
Known for
I Can Only Imagine
October Baby
Mike Brooks
Steve
Known for
Puppet Master: Axis of Evil
C.J. Rush
Other Steve
No other roles listed
Davey Johnson
Gun Store Owner
Known for
The Dropout
Moonshot
Hauke Bahr
Grant
Also in
Hired to Obey
MacGyver
Katherine Martin
Bakery Woman
Riley Stearns Director · Heather McIntosh Composer Michael Ragen Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $2.4M · Budget $1.8M · United States release July 12, 2019
Box office
Budget
$1,800,000
Worldwide gross
$2,400,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
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Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Spanish
Release dates
United States · March 10, 2019
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United States · July 12, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · October 8, 2019
Digital
United States
October 15, 2019 · Physical
Australia
August 4, 2019 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
Belgium
July 12, 2019 · Physical
Brazil
January 17, 2020 · Digital
Canada
July 11, 2019 · Premiere · Fantasia International Film Festival
July 19, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Finland
July 12, 2019 · Physical
France
November 10, 2019 · Digital · VOD
November 11, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
June 28, 2019 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
Mexico
September 13, 2019 · Theatrical
Poland
December 6, 2019 · Digital
Russia
August 30, 2019 · Premiere · On The Edge East International Film Festival
South Korea
June 29, 2019 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
United Kingdom
June 21, 2019 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
July 12, 2019 · Digital
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