The Art of Self-Defense grapples compellingly with modern American masculinity -- and serves as an outstanding calling card for writer-director Riley Stearns.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Riley Stearns -
Producer -
Cody Ryder , Andrew Kortschak , Stephanie Whonsetler , Walter Kortschak -
Screenwriter -
Riley Stearns -
Distributor -
Bleecker Street Media -
Production Co -
End Cue -
Rating -
R (Language|Graphic Nudity|Sexual Content|Violence) -
Genre -
Comedy -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 19, 2019, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Aug 27, 2019 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$2.4M -
Runtime -
1h 44m -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)