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.
Unfortunately the movie The Art of Self-Defense is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Costume & Make-Up | Amy L. Forsythe | Makeup Department Head |
| Art | Becca Brooks Morrin | Set Dresser |
| Sound | Demetri Evdoxiadis | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Demetri Evdoxiadis | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Zack Goldsborough | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Raymond Park | Sound Effects Editor |
| Directing | Riley Stearns | Director |
| Production | Andrew Kortschak | Producer |
| Production | Walter Kortschak | Producer |
| Production | Stephanie Whonsetler | Producer |
| Production | David Zellner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nathan Zellner | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Sarah Beth Shapiro | Editor |
| Camera | Michael Ragen | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Heather McIntosh | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Charlotte Royer | Production Design |
| Writing | Riley Stearns | Screenplay |
| Crew | Josh Fried | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Mindy Kelly | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Ross Kohnstam | Stunts |
| Crew | T. Ryan Mooney | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Nikki Stanley | Stunt Double |
| Visual Effects | May Satsuki Asai | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Casey Curtiss | Digital Compositor |
| Crew | Wayne Beauchamp | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Directing | Siena Brown | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Stephanie Adams | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Diletta Di Nicolantonio | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elissa Ruminer | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toby Sells | Prosthetic Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Aaron Worman | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jami Villers | Costume Design |
| Art | Emily Blevins | Set Decoration |
| Art | Chad Blevins | Art Direction |
| Production | Cody Ryder | Producer |
| Production | Andrew Karpen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lisa Ciuffetti | Co-Producer |
| Production | Camille Bertrand | Co-Producer |
| Production | Munika Lay | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kent Sanderson | Executive Producer |
| Crew | Mindy Kelly | Fight Choreographer |
| Crew | Dan Mast | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Heather Bonomo | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Steve Terada | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | Nick DeKay | Stunt Driver |
| Crew | John Ross | Utility Stunts |
| Camera | Geoffrey Storts | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Josh Boyd | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Dave Ogle | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Jared Hardy | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Camera | Isaac Harrison | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Chris Polczinski | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tasha Ann Ladwig | Boom Operator |
| Art | Gregory Sheppard | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Eli Kleinsmith | Property Master |
| Art | J. Ryan McCleney | Set Designer |
| Directing | Brett Durbin | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Matt Ware | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Matt Ware | Gaffer |
| Lighting | Eliot Brown | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | Scott Phelps | Additional Gaffer |
| Lighting | Hunter Zieske | Electrician |
| Lighting | Zach Erwin | Electrician |
| Camera | Tyler Buchholz | Key Grip |
| Camera | Daniel Williamson | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Seth Ware | Grip |
| Camera | David Lowe | Dolly Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tora Eff | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elissa Ruminer | Hair Department Head |
| Directing | Erick Lagunes | Second Second Assistant Director |
