The Public (2019)

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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.

• Released: 2019-04-05
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 2h 2m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 91 votes

Directed by Emilio Estevez.

Top 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
• Gabrielle Union as Rebecca Parks
• Derek Polen as William Larsen
• Michael Kenneth Williams as Jackson
• Jeffrey Wright as Anderson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Public

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Rakuten TV, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Plex, Amazon MX Player; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on MovieMe
• Canada: watch free on Hoopla, Pluto TV; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Beamafilm, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; watch free on Beamafilm; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube, Beamafilm, MovieMe; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube

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