The Public
“Every story matters.”
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.
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Cast
26 people
Alec Baldwin
Detective Bill Ramstead
Known for
Beetlejuice
The Boss Baby
Taylor Schilling
Angela
Known for
Orange Is the New Black
The Lucky One
Emilio Estevez
Stuart
Known for
The Breakfast Club
Young Guns
Jena Malone
Myra
Known for
Donnie Darko
Into the Wild
Christian Slater
Josh Davis
Known for
Mr. Robot
True Romance
Jacob Vargas
Ernesto Ramirez
Known for
Marvel's Luke Cage
Sons of Anarchy
Gabrielle Union Wade
Rebecca Parks
Known for
Bad Boys II
Meet Dave
Derek Polen
William Larsen
Known for
Alarum
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jackson
Known for
The Wire
The Night Of
Jeffrey Wright
Anderson
Known for
Westworld
What If...?
Rhymefest
Big George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)
Also in
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Alligator Boots
Ki Hong Lee
Chip
Known for
The Maze Runner
Wish Upon
Emilio Estevez Director · Tyler Bates Composer Joanne Higginbottom Composer
Worldwide gross $641K · United States release April 5, 2019 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$640,910
Production
Hammerstone Studios
Production
E2 Films
Production
Cedarvale Pictures
Production
Living the Dream Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 31, 2018
Premiere · Santa Barbara International Film Festival
United States · April 5, 2019
Limited theatrical
United States · July 9, 2019
Digital
Australia
September 1, 2019 · Digital
Brazil
July 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2018 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
February 3, 2022
Germany
July 25, 2019 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 21, 2020 · Digital
Israel
July 2, 2020 · Theatrical
Japan
July 17, 2020 · Digital
Taiwan
May 20, 2022 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 24, 2020 · Theatrical
June 29, 2020 · Physical
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