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10 Best Movies Like The Art of Self Defense

If you loved The Art of Self Defense, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Peanut Butter Falcon

The Peanut Butter Falcon

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Art of Self Defense for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A down-on-his-luck crab fisherman embarks on a journey to get a young man with Down syndrome to a professional wrestling school in rural North Carolina and away from the retirement...

#2
The Art of Skiing

The Art of Skiing

1941★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Art of Self Defense for fans of Comedy & Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Goofy, staying at the Sugar Bowl resort, demonstrates the basics of downhill skiing, which the titles and announcer insist is pronounced "SHEEing". The equipment is, of course, of ...

#3
Symphony Hour

Symphony Hour

1942★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Art of Self Defense for fans of Comedy & Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Mickey guest-directs a radio orchestra. The sponsor loves the rehearsal, but come the actual performance, Goofy drops all the instruments under an elevator, so they sound like toys...

#4
Billposters

Billposters

1940★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Art of Self Defense for fans of Animation. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Donald and Goofy are putting up advertising posters in a farm. Goofy prepares to post on a windmill, but his tools keep disappearing and reappearing on the windmill blades. Donald ...

#5
Titanic

Titanic

1997★ 7.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Art of Self Defense for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

101-year-old Rose DeWitt Bukater tells the story of her life aboard the Titanic, 84 years later. A young Rose boards the ship with her mother and fiancé. Meanwhile, Jack Dawson and...

#6
Darkman II: The Return of Durant

Darkman II: The Return of Durant

1995★ 5.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Art of Self Defense for fans of Action. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

Darkman and Durant return and they hate each other as much as ever. This time, Durant has plans to take over the city's drug trade using high-tech weaponry. Darkman must step in an...