The Public

Name: The Public
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019-04-05
Cast: Alec Baldwin, Taylor Schilling, Emilio Estevez, Jena Malone, Christian Slater

Every story matters.

2019PG-132h 2mMovie

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

Drama
Library
Affectation
Cincinnati
Angry
Absurd
Admiring
Adoring
Ambiguous

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Cast

Alec BaldwinDetective Bill Ramstead
Taylor SchillingAngela
Emilio EstevezStuart
Jena MaloneMyra
Christian SlaterJosh Davis
Jacob VargasErnesto Ramirez
Gabrielle UnionRebecca Parks
Derek PolenWilliam Larsen
Michael Kenneth WilliamsJackson
Jeffrey WrightAnderson
RhymefestBig George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)
Ki Hong LeeChip
Patrick HumeCaesar
Richard T. JonesChief Tom Edwards

Details

Director: Emilio Estevez
Writers: Emilio Estevez
Release date: April 5, 2019
Runtime: 2h 2m
Original language: English
Studios: Hammerstone Studios, E2 Films, Cedarvale Pictures

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb4,883 votes	6.7	6 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	65%	6 pts
Metacritic	46	5 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped

Platform	Score	Points
IMDb4,883 votes	6.7	6 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	65%	6 pts
Metacritic	46	5 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped