Be Somebody vs The Art of Self-Defense
Be Somebody has the higher audience score (7.5/10 against 6.6/10 for The Art of Self-Defense). The Art of Self-Defense is the shorter watch at 1h 44m compared with 2h 3m. The Art of Self-Defense is the older of the two (2019 against 2021). Both are comedy, drama, mystery movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Be Somebody
The Art of Self-Defense| Be Somebody | The Art of Self-Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2021 | 2019 |
| Length | 2h 3m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Mystery | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Liu Xunzimo | Riley Stearns |
| Main cast | Yang Haoyu, Winston Chao, Deng Jiajia, Chen Minghao, Yin Zheng | Imogen Poots, Phillip Andre Botello, Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Jason Burkey |
Synopsis
Be Somebody
During the Republican era, a group of frustrated people from the movie industry is invited in a luxurious mansion to make a movie out of a gruesome case that has recently rattled the city of Shanghai, in the hopes that it would turn into a huge sensation and make them famous. However, they never expected that the murderer would be in their midst and that the truth behind the case would be far more bizarre than their fictional movie plot.
The Art of Self-Defense
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.
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