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  • The Public (2018)
  • PG-13
    119 min | Drama
The Public (2018)
PG-13
119 min | Drama

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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Emilio Estevez (written by)
Cinematographer
Production Designer
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Release date
Jan 31, 2018 (United States)

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131 cast members
Name Known for
Alec Baldwin
Detective Bill Ramstead Detective Bill Ramstead   See fewer
Emilio Estevez
Stuart Goodson Stuart Goodson   See fewer
Christian Slater
Josh Davis Josh Davis   See fewer
Jacob Vargas
Ernesto Ramirez Ernesto Ramirez   See fewer
Gabrielle Union
Rebecca Parks Rebecca Parks   See fewer
Derek Polen
William Larsen William Larsen   See fewer
Michael Kenneth Williams
Jackson (as Michael K. Williams) Jackson (as Michael K. Williams)   See fewer
Jeffrey Wright
Anderson Anderson   See fewer
Rhymefest
Big George (as Che Rhymefest Smith) Big George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)   See fewer
Patrick Hume
Caesar Caesar   See fewer
Richard T. Jones
Chief Tom Edwards Chief Tom Edwards   See fewer
Susanna Thompson
Marcy Ramstead Marcy Ramstead   See fewer
Spencer Garrett
John Harper John Harper   See fewer
Bryant Bentley
Cactus Ray Cactus Ray   See fewer
Nik Pajic
'Angry' Mike 'Angry' Mike   See fewer
Jared Earland
Barnes Barnes   See fewer
Dale Hodges
Athena Athena   See fewer
Jon Osbeck
Security Officer Williams Security Officer Williams   See fewer
Keith McGill
Coleman Coleman   See fewer
Nick Pirrmann
Nick (as Nick Pittman) Nick (as Nick Pittman)   See fewer
Ben Raanan
Naked Man Naked Man   See fewer
Mia Vera
Globe Girl Globe Girl   See fewer
Reggie Willis
Black Patron Black Patron   See fewer
Ming Wang
Female Asian Patron Female Asian Patron   See fewer
David Myers Gregory
Nerdy Patron Nerdy Patron   See fewer
Sean Fannin
Nerdy College Patron Nerdy College Patron   See fewer
Chauncey Ragland
Student Patron Student Patron   See fewer
Shyra Thomas
Young Woman Patron Young Woman Patron   See fewer
Kurt Roberson
Deaf patron Deaf patron   See fewer
Sara Mackie
Female Patron Female Patron   See fewer
Dominic Mcneal
Young Homeless Patron Young Homeless Patron   See fewer
A. John Beeler
Homeless Patron Homeless Patron   See fewer
Angela Chambers
Homeless Woman Homeless Woman   See fewer
Marcus B. Jackson
Detective Patterson (as Marcus Jackson) Detective Patterson (as Marcus Jackson)   See fewer
Domenyk Mitchell
Pizza Delivery Man Pizza Delivery Man   See fewer
Kelvin Webb
Earl Bradley Earl Bradley   See fewer
Jason Fleming
Sargeant @ Drop Off Sargeant @ Drop Off   See fewer
Michael Lee
Cop @ Drop Off Cop @ Drop Off   See fewer
Casey Gries
Hippie Girl @ Drop Off Hippie Girl @ Drop Off   See fewer
John E. Brownlee
Library Security Library Security   See fewer
Clyde Tyrone Harper
Homeless Man (as Clyde Harper) Homeless Man (as Clyde Harper)   See fewer
Jagger Hicks
Library Patron Library Patron   See fewer
Marqualo Leo
Sarah Core Homeless Man Sarah Core Homeless Man   See fewer
B.P. Taylor
Background-Homeless library patron Background-Homeless library patron   See fewer
Dylan Keith Adams
Looky Loo (uncredited) Looky Loo (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Angel
Bearded Homeless Man (uncredited) Bearded Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Mark Angel
Homeless Man (uncredited) Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Antal
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Dominique Ayers
Background Extra (uncredited) Background Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Lee Bailey
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Anita Farmer Bergman
Library Patron (uncredited) Library Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Damon Binford
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Ray Bouderau
Lieutenant Ray (uncredited) Lieutenant Ray (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Bowman
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Tyler Joseph Campbell
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Elliott Carr
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Cliff Cash
Homeless Man (uncredited) Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Alejandro Castillo
Homeless Man (uncredited) Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Wylie Caudill
CPD Cop (uncredited) CPD Cop (uncredited)   See fewer
Shuo Chen
Police (uncredited) Police (uncredited)   See fewer
Lesleigh Chumbley
Looky Loo (uncredited) Looky Loo (uncredited)   See fewer
Amy Kay Clark
On-Air Reporter (uncredited) On-Air Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Angela Coburn
Donator (uncredited) Donator (uncredited)   See fewer
Jill Coughlin
Homeless Library Patron (uncredited) Homeless Library Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
William Cross
Suits (uncredited) Suits (uncredited)   See fewer
Laura Dejean
Librarian (uncredited) Librarian (uncredited)   See fewer
Richard Doone
Donator (uncredited) Donator (uncredited)   See fewer
Donnie Dunn
Homeless Man (uncredited) Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Shawn P. Farrell
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Gerding
Attorney, SWAT (uncredited) Attorney, SWAT (uncredited)   See fewer
Sammy Geroulis
Librarian (uncredited) Librarian (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeremy Greenwell
Sick Homeless Patron (uncredited) Sick Homeless Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Jason Marcus Griffith
Homeless Man (uncredited) Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
John W. Harden
News crew (uncredited) News crew (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Harland
Riot Police (uncredited) Riot Police (uncredited)   See fewer
Deshawn Harris
Core Homeless (uncredited) Core Homeless (uncredited)   See fewer
Jennifer Henson
Homeless Character / Patron (uncredited) Homeless Character / Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Adam Channing Hicks
Riot Police (uncredited) Riot Police (uncredited)   See fewer
Matt Hudson
Walker (uncredited) Walker (uncredited)   See fewer
William C. Ingram
Homeless Guitar Player (uncredited) Homeless Guitar Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Justin Inman
Homeless Man (uncredited) Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Steven Johnson
Homeless Guy (uncredited) Homeless Guy (uncredited)   See fewer
Susan Kile
Homeless Woman (uncredited) Homeless Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Gregory M. Knight
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Bret Aaron Knower
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Bryan Kruse
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Rachel Kuhn
Homeless Library Patron (uncredited) Homeless Library Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Laurianti
Riot Policemen (uncredited) Riot Policemen (uncredited)   See fewer
Daniel J. Le Saint
Riot Police (uncredited) Riot Police (uncredited)   See fewer
Dillon Lynch
Core Homeless (uncredited) Core Homeless (uncredited)   See fewer
Luna Madison
Librarian Extra (uncredited) Librarian Extra (uncredited)   See fewer
Gary Maloney
Homeless Man / Looky Loo / Donor (uncredited) Homeless Man / Looky Loo / Donor (uncredited)   See fewer
Joe Maurer
Homeless man (uncredited) Homeless man (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry McCane
Sleeping Homeless Man (uncredited) Sleeping Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Kevin McCane
News Cameraman (uncredited) News Cameraman (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Meyer
Police Officer (uncredited) Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Brianna Moreau
Library Patron (uncredited) Library Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
John Newsom
Sgt John Ostrow (uncredited) Sgt John Ostrow (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael D Overman
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Franco Pinacchio
Riot Police Officer (uncredited) Riot Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
David Pittinger
Riot Police Officer (uncredited) Riot Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Poole
Riot Police (uncredited) Riot Police (uncredited)   See fewer
Michelle Poole
Donator (uncredited) Donator (uncredited)   See fewer
Joanne Popolin
Bystander (uncredited) Bystander (uncredited)   See fewer
Aaron Pullins IV
Core homeless man (uncredited) Core homeless man (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Reilly
Riot Police Officer (uncredited) Riot Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Matt Ridley
Library Security (uncredited) Library Security (uncredited)   See fewer
Nicholas Earl Schmidt
Homeless Man (uncredited) Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Steven Schraub
Riot Police Officer (uncredited) Riot Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Brian Seltzer
Riot Police Officer (uncredited) Riot Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Kevin W. Shiveley
Riot Police Officer (uncredited) Riot Police Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Brooke Singleton Snyder
Looky Loo (uncredited) Looky Loo (uncredited)   See fewer
Vince Hobart Smith
Cincinnati Police Dep't (uncredited) Cincinnati Police Dep't (uncredited)   See fewer
Christina Sparks
Car passenger (uncredited) Car passenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Carly Tamborski
Channel 9 News Reporter (uncredited) Channel 9 News Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Hickory Taylor
Doc, Homeless Man (uncredited) Doc, Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Jasmine Taylor
News Reporter (uncredited) News Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Urriquia
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Waldfogle
Core Homeless Man (uncredited) Core Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Steven Terry Walker
BOD Trustee Foley (uncredited) BOD Trustee Foley (uncredited)   See fewer
Victoria Watkins
Cincinnati Police Detective (uncredited) Cincinnati Police Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Ted J. Weil
Disturbed Male Patron (uncredited) Disturbed Male Patron (uncredited)   See fewer
Eric Thomas Wilber
Homeless Man (uncredited) Homeless Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Gwendolyn Williams
News Crew (uncredited) News Crew (uncredited)   See fewer
Jesse Wright
Teenager (uncredited) Teenager (uncredited)   See fewer
Mallory Young
Homeless Women (uncredited) Homeless Women (uncredited)   See fewer
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