Kill the Referee vs The Art of Self-Defense
The Art of Self-Defense has the higher audience score (6.6/10 against 5.5/10 for Kill the Referee). Kill the Referee is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 44m. Kill the Referee is the older of the two (1984 against 2019). Both are comedy, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Kill the Referee
The Art of Self-Defense| Kill the Referee | The Art of Self-Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 1984 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 22m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Thriller | Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Jean-Pierre Mocky | Riley Stearns |
| Main cast | Michel Serrault, Jean-Paul Bonnaire, Claude Brosset, Eddy Mitchell, Jean-Pierre Mocky | Imogen Poots, Phillip Andre Botello, Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Jason Burkey |
Synopsis
Kill the Referee
Michel, a referee has to suffer the consequences of having whistled a penalty against a team which is supported by football hooligans.
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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