THE PUBLIC (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Emilio Estevez (The Breakfast Club), Alec Baldwin (It’s Complicated), Christian Slater (True Romance), Jena Malone (The Neon Demon), Taylor Schilling (The Prodigy), Michael K. Williams (The Gambler), Jeffrey Wright (Syriana), Gabrielle Union (Top Five), Jacob Vargas (Heaven Is For Real), Richard T. Jones (Concussion), Bryant Bentley (My Days of Mercy), Ki Hong Lee (The Maze Runner), Michael Douglas Hall (A Kind of Murder), Rhymefest (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Emilio Estevez (Bobby), director, writer, producer; Alex Lebovici (Tapped Out), Lisa Niedenthal (The Way) and Steve Ponce (The Clapper), producers; Tyler Bates (John Wick) and Joanne Higginbottom (film debut), composers; Juan Miguel Azpiroz (Savage Grace), cinematographer; Richard Chew (Star Wars: A New Hope) and Yang Hua Hu (film debut), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

When a blizzard hits downtown Cincinnati, the patrons of the local library turn the building into a makeshift homeless shelter to provide warmth and shelter to those out in the cold. However, what begins as an act of civil disobedience soon escalates into a stand-off against the authorities…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Legendary Brat Packer Emilio Estevez directs, writes and stars in a David versus Goliath story with timely themes such as homelessness and mental illness – all within the walls of an old-fashioned library.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 21ST FEBRUARY 2020

Want to decide what the movie’s like for yourself?
Check out The Public showtimes in London
via 

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

The Fall Guy (2024, dir. David Leitch)

A Hollywood stuntman winds up on an epic misadventure during his latest gig…

Tarot (2024, dirs. Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg)

A group of teenagers find themselves haunted after messing with spiritual tarot cards…

The Idea of You (2024, dir. Michael Showalter)

A 40-year-old single mother begins a relationship with a much younger pop star…

Love Lies Bleeding (2024, dir. Rose Glass)

A gym manager falls in love with an ambitious bodybuilder…

Jericho Ridge (2023, dir. Will Gilbey)

A group of murderous criminals target a remote Sherriff’s Office…

I.S.S. (2024, dir. Gabriela Cowperthwaite)

A group of American and Russian astronauts find themselves up against one another…

In the Land of Saints and Sinners (2023, dir. Robert Lorenz)

In 70s Ireland, a contract killer goes up against a group of IRA terrorists…

There’s Still Tomorrow (2024, dir. Paola Cortellesi)

In post-war Rome, an abused housewife seeks personal liberation…

The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024, dir. Kobi Libii)

A young Black man is recruited into a secretive organisation that betters the lives of White people…

Boy Kills World (2024, dir. Moritz Mohr)

A young deaf-mute man takes revenge against the regime that killed his family…