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The Public

6.520192h 2mPG-13MovieDrama

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.

DirectorEmilio Estevez
WriterEmilio Estevez
ProducersEmilio Estevez·Lisa Niedenthal

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Availability shown for United States · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Emilio Estevez

ABAlec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin
Detective Bill Ramstead
TSTaylor Schilling
Taylor Schilling
Angela
EEEmilio Estevez
Emilio Estevez
Stuart
JMJena Malone
Jena Malone
Myra
CSChristian Slater
Christian Slater
Josh Davis
JVJacob Vargas
Jacob Vargas
Ernesto Ramirez
GUGabrielle Union
Gabrielle Union
Rebecca Parks
DP
Derek Polen
William Larsen
MWMichael Kenneth Williams
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jackson
JWJeffrey Wright
Jeffrey Wright
Anderson
RRhymefest
Rhymefest
Big George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)
KLKi Hong Lee
Ki Hong Lee
Chip

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