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.
The Art of Self-Defense has generally received positive reviews.
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The Art of Self-Defense was released in 2019 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 64 reviews, giving The Art of Self-Defense (2019) an average rating of 65%.
Overall, film critics prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to cinema-goers, who gave it a lower average score of 58%. Professional critics were more impressed with The Art of Self-Defense than amateur reviewers were.
With a score of 65%, The Art of Self-Defense is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2019, which stands at 61%.
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