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The Public

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.

Director

Emilio Estevez

Year

Genre

Box Office

$573,503

Production

N/A

Awards

5 wins & 1 nomination

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Detective Bill Ramstead

Angela

Taylor Schilling

Stuart Goodson

Myra

Josh Davis

Christian Slater

Ernesto Ramirez

Rebecca Parks

Gabrielle Union

William Larsen

Jackson

Michael Kenneth Williams

Anderson

Big George

Chip

Caesar

Chief Tom Edwards

Richard T. Jones

Marcy Ramstead

Susanna Thompson

John Harper

Spencer Garrett

Smutts

Michael Douglas Hall

Cactus Ray

'Angry' Mike

Barnes

Athena

Security Officer Williams

Coleman

Jonah

Brian Gallagher

Nick

Naked Man

Globe Girl

Black Patron

Female Asian Patron

Nerdy Patron

David Myers Gregory

Nerdy College Patron

Student Patron

Chauncey Ragland

Young Woman Patron

Deaf patron

Female Patron

Young Homeless Patron

Homeless Patron

Homeless Woman

Angela Chambers

Detective Patterson

Marcus B. Jackson

Pizza Delivery Man

Domenyk Mitchell

Earl Bradley

Sargeant @ Drop Off

Cop @ Drop Off

Hippie Girl @ Drop Off

Library Security

John E. Brownlee

Homeless Man

Sarah Core Homeless Man

Background-Homeless library patron

Looky Loo

Dylan Keith Adams

Bearded Homeless Man

Homeless Man

Core Homeless Man

Background Extra

Dominique Ayers

Core Homeless Man

Michael Lee Bailey

Library Patron

Anita Farmer Bergman

Core Homeless Man

Lieutenant Ray

Police Officer

Core Homeless Man

Tyler Joseph Campbell

Police Officer

Homeless Man

Homeless Man

Alejandro Castillo

CPD Cop

Police

Looky Loo

Lesleigh Chumbley

On-Air Reporter

Donator

Homeless Library Patron

Suits

Librarian

Donator

Homeless Man

Core Homeless Man

Shawn P. Farrell

Attorney, SWAT

Librarian

Sick Homeless Patron

Jeremy Greenwell

Homeless Man

Jason Marcus Griffith

News crew

Riot Police

Core Homeless

Homeless Character

Jennifer Henson

Riot Police

Walker

Homeless Guitar Player

William C. Ingram

Homeless Man

Homeless Guy

Homeless Woman

Core Homeless Man

Gregory M. Knight

Core Homeless Man

Bret Aaron Knower

Police Officer

Riot Policemen

Michael Laurianti

Riot Police

Daniel J. Le Saint

Core Homeless

Librarian Extra

Homeless Man

Homeless man

Sleeping Homeless Man

News Cameraman

Police Officer

Library Patron

Sgt John Ostrow

Core Homeless Man

Michael D Overman

Riot Police Officer

Franco Pinacchio

Riot Police Officer

David Pittinger

Riot Police

Donator

Bystander

Core homeless man

Aaron Pullins IV

Riot Police Officer

Library Security

Homeless Man

Nicholas Earl Schmidt

Riot Police Officer

Riot Police Officer

Looky Loo

Brooke Singleton

Cincinnati Police Dep't

Vince Hobart Smith

Car passenger

Christina Sparks

Channel 9 News Reporter

Carly Tamborski

Doc, Homeless Man

News Reporter

Core Homeless Man

Michael Urriquia

Core Homeless Man

BOD Trustee Foley

Steven Terry Walker

Cincinnati Police Detective

Victoria Watkins

Disturbed Male Patron

Homeless Man

Eric Thomas Wilber

Homeless Women

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Myra Angela Jackson Stuart Goodson Rebecca Parks Cop @ Drop Off Anderson Josh Davis Detective Bill Ramstead Ernesto Ramirez Big George Smutts Caesar Homeless Women Myra Angela Jackson Myra Angela Jackson

Cold enough for you Ernesto I'm from Jalisco bro - The Public

Cold enough for you Ernesto I'm from Jalisco bro

Right. I can be like every other
self-centered individual - The Public

Right. I can be like every other self-centered individual

Posting a meme on Facebook
doesn't make you an activist, Myra. - The Public

Posting a meme on Facebook doesn't make you an activist...

You still drive to work - The Public

You still drive to work

I think it's rather appropriate - The Public

I think it's rather appropriate

Me, you, everyone, - The Public

Me, you, everyone,

Myra, if you don't want
to leave a carbon footprint, - The Public

Myra, if you don't want to leave a carbon footprint,

I know you're my supervisor.
I'm trying to be respectful. - The Public

I know you're my supervisor. I'm trying to be resp...

I don't want to go over your head,
but Stuart, I will if I have to. - The Public

I don't want to go over your head, but Stuart, I will i...

- I want more literature.
- Well, then go hang out - The Public

- I want more literature. - Well, then go hang out

"Wherever there's a fight
so hungry people can eat, - The Public

"Wherever there's a fight so hungry people can eat...

You know, it's all drunks
and crazy people down in Lit. - The Public

You know, it's all drunks and crazy people down in Lit.

Welcome to the Downtown
Cincinnati Public Library. - The Public

Welcome to the Downtown Cincinnati Public Library.

So explain to me again, - The Public

So explain to me again,

I don't believe it.
Ain't nobody never heard - The Public

I don't believe it. Ain't nobody never heard

United States Navy sailed
its first ships in 1492. - The Public

United States Navy sailed its first ships in 1492.

Hey. I heard two more people froze
to death last night in Northside. - The Public

Hey. I heard two more people froze to death last night in No...

I don't know
why they don't just let us stay here - The Public

I don't know why they don't just let us stay here

They're not gonna turn
the library into a flophouse - The Public

They're not gonna turn the library into a flophouse

Aspirin, Caesar,
is made from willow bark, - The Public

Aspirin, Caesar, is made from willow bark,

Use it to get some food, maybe a room. - The Public

Use it to get some food, maybe a room.

You're gonna offer me money
and then tell me what to do with it? - The Public

You're gonna offer me money and then tell me what to do...

Well, no.
I was just suggesting - The Public

Well, no. I was just suggesting

Montana? The land of 10,000 lakes! - The Public

Montana? The land of 10,000 lakes!

No way, amigo. My job description
doesn't say anything - The Public

No way, amigo. My job description doesn't say anything

Hey, we got
a medical emergency on level three. - The Public

Hey, we got a medical emergency on level three.

I got a quote from a book
I turned in, like, last week. - The Public

I got a quote from a book I turned in, like, last week.

Forgot the author, and the title, - The Public

Forgot the author, and the title,

I need journal articles
on parents going back to college. - The Public

I need journal articles on parents going back to college.

I need the addresses
of the permanent missions - The Public

I need the addresses of the permanent missions

Can you tell me why so many
famous civil war battles - The Public

Can you tell me why so many famous civil war battles

I'm looking for
a list of laws that I can break - The Public

I'm looking for a list of laws that I can break

- I am looking...
- I'm looking... - The Public

- I am looking... - I'm looking...

Remember that
children's story time - The Public

Remember that children's story time

The attorneys for the plaintiff - The Public

The attorneys for the plaintiff

I believe you've met
Mr. Foley and Mr. Larson before - The Public

I believe you've met Mr. Foley and Mr. Larson before

He, as well, has been named
a defendant in this, - The Public

He, as well, has been named a defendant in this,

Mr. Jennings is suing
the Cincinnati Public Library - The Public

Mr. Jennings is suing the Cincinnati Public Library

In his petition, he claims - The Public

In his petition, he claims

Did you ask Mr. Jennings to leave
the library because of his body odor? - The Public

Did you ask Mr. Jennings to leave the library because of his...

Daily complaints
from library personnel and patrons - The Public

Daily complaints from library personnel and patrons

And then you and Mr. Goodson - The Public

And then you and Mr. Goodson

And as you were escorting him out,
do you recall saying anything to him? - The Public

And as you were escorting him out, do you recall saying anyt...

I may have said something.
Small talk. - The Public

I may have said something. Small talk.

So when you got him
out to the sidewalk - The Public

So when you got him out to the sidewalk

Have you taken into account
that in addition to being homeless - The Public

Have you taken into account that in addition to being homele...

- One of them...
- Mr. Goodson, - The Public

- One of them... - Mr. Goodson,

The settlement offer
from the attorneys - The Public

The settlement offer from the attorneys

Now, if the city passes on this offer, - The Public

Now, if the city passes on this offer,

And if the City of Cincinnati
is gonna write a check for $750,000 - The Public

And if the City of Cincinnati is gonna write a check for $75...

It's on a little heavy,
but obviously that's your style. - The Public

It's on a little heavy, but obviously that's your ...

Would you ask me to leave the library
because of my cologne? - The Public

Would you ask me to leave the library because of my cologne?

If we received enough complaints
from other patrons, - The Public

If we received enough complaints from other patrons,

And you'd be violating - The Public

And you'd be violating

Mr. Davis, libraries all over
the country struggle with the balance - The Public

Mr. Davis, libraries all over the country struggle with the ...

If Mr. Goodson asked me
to leave the premises - The Public

If Mr. Goodson asked me to leave the premises

Librarians take very seriously
the right to freedom of information. - The Public

Librarians take very seriously the right to freedom of infor...

Which is exactly what Mr. Goodson
denied Isiah Jennings - The Public

Which is exactly what Mr. Goodson denied Isiah Jennings

Please be respectful
of those patrons - The Public

Please be respectful of those patrons

You can't get elected
mayor of Cincy - The Public

You can't get elected mayor of Cincy

But yes, I would like to see
more color in the local government. - The Public

But yes, I would like to see more color in the local governm...

So, I don't need to tell you this
is the busiest time of year - The Public

So, I don't need to tell you this is the busiest time o...

Yes. He is an addict,
and I'm trying to keep him - The Public

Yes. He is an addict, and I'm trying to keep him

You don't think I know that?
For God sakes, Tom! Come on. - The Public

You don't think I know that? For God sakes, Tom! Come o...

Bill, I'm sorry. - The Public

Bill, I'm sorry.

I'm also the Chief of Police
for a city - The Public

I'm also the Chief of Police for a city

His mom, you know, she hopes - The Public

His mom, you know, she hopes

Tom, - The Public

Good evening.
May I have your attention, please? - The Public

Good evening. May I have your attention, please?

Wrap it up and let's go!
Library is closed. - The Public

Wrap it up and let's go! Library is closed.

Library is closed Athena time to go - The Public

Library is closed Athena time to go

Our End Hunger in Cincy - The Public

Our End Hunger in Cincy

The library is accepting all
canned and bottled food items. - The Public

The library is accepting all canned and bottled food items.

I'm halfway across the city, - The Public

I'm halfway across the city,

You know, literally
our biggest struggle here - The Public

You know, literally our biggest struggle here

I mean, I wish all these problems
could just be solved - The Public

I mean, I wish all these problems could just be solved

I do go home sometimes - The Public

I do go home sometimes

But not tonight, - The Public

But not tonight,

So, your transfer to Arts and Lit, - The Public

So, your transfer to Arts and Lit,

A training course
on how to administer Narcan - The Public

A training course on how to administer Narcan

You were aware that this building - The Public

You were aware that this building

As you can see, I'm working on it. - The Public

As you can see, I'm working on it.

But I'm not gonna lie.
There's an awful lot - The Public

But I'm not gonna lie. There's an awful lot

Our landlord doesn't really expect you - The Public

Our landlord doesn't really expect you

I refused to have dinner
with him last month - The Public

I refused to have dinner with him last month

A medium pizza
with fresh tomatoes and basil - The Public

A medium pizza with fresh tomatoes and basil

But a plain cheese costs
just under $10, - The Public

But a plain cheese costs just under $10,

You know, I've been asking myself
that question a lot lately. - The Public

You know, I've been asking myself that question a lot l...

It must be really nice to have a job - The Public

It must be really nice to have a job

You know? Watch you get all crazy
with your Dewey Decimal system. - The Public

You know? Watch you get all crazy with your Dewey Decimal sy...

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Emilio Estevez

Writer: Emilio Estevez

Production: N/A

Genre: drama

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 46/100

ImdbRating: 6.6

BoxOffice: $573,503

Released: 25 Jul 2019

Awards: 5 wins & 1 nomination

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Also watch: The Gathering Storm, Head Count, Peterloo, Downhill, The Mustang, Everybody Knows, U S Marshals, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, The Upside, Free Solo, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Charlie's Angels, The Hustle, Ava, Bad Times at the El Royale, After, Back to the Future, Interstellar