---
title: 'The Art of Self-Defense (2019)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Riley Stearns'
released: '2019-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 104
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-art-of-self-defense-2019'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7339248/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

2019 · R · 104 min · Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Riley Stearns](https://cinepixo.com/people/riley-stearns)
- **Screenplay:** [Riley Stearns](https://cinepixo.com/people/riley-stearns)
- **Original Music Composer:** [The Instruments](https://cinepixo.com/people/the-instruments)
- **Producer:** [Andrew Kortschak](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-kortschak), [Walter Kortschak](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-kortschak), [Cody Ryder](https://cinepixo.com/people/cody-ryder), [Stephanie Whonsetler](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephanie-whonsetler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Michael Ragen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-ragen)
- **Editor:** [Sarah Beth Shapiro](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-beth-shapiro)

## Cast

- [Alessandro Nivola](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessandro-nivola)
- [Jesse Eisenberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-eisenberg)
- [Imogen Poots](https://cinepixo.com/people/imogen-poots)

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