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2018 film directed by Emilio Estevez

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6.5

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.

Released: 2019-04-05122 minDir: Emilio EstevezDrama

Cast

  • Alec Baldwin as Detective Bill Ramstead
  • Taylor Schilling as Angela
  • Emilio Estevez as Stuart
  • Jena Malone as Myra
  • Christian Slater as Josh Davis
  • Jacob Vargas as Ernesto Ramirez

Themes

  • library
  • affectation
  • cincinnati
  • angry
  • absurd
  • admiring
  • adoring
  • ambiguous
  • ambivalent
  • amused

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

4,851 votes

Year
2018
Runtime
119 min
Genres
Drama

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Emilio Estevez
Cast member
Jena Malone
Composer
Tyler Bates
Narrative location
Ohio
Duration
119
FilmAffinity ID
593747
Distribution format
video on demand
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title
The Public
publication date
2020-01-24
distributed by
Universal Pictures
film editor
Richard Chew
box office
694750
social media followers
1185
set in environment
library
review score
46/100
assessment
Bechdel test
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