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Every story matters.

  • Movie
  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • 2h 2m

Directed by Emilio Estevez

6.5

TMDB audience rating
6.5 out of 10 from 91 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Alec Baldwin

    Alec BaldwinDetective Bill Ramstead

  • Taylor Schilling

    Taylor SchillingAngela

  • Emilio Estevez

    Emilio EstevezStuart

  • Jena Malone

    Jena MaloneMyra

  • Christian Slater

    Christian SlaterJosh Davis

  • Jacob Vargas

    Jacob VargasErnesto Ramirez

  • Gabrielle Union

    Gabrielle UnionRebecca Parks

  • Derek PolenWilliam Larsen

  • Michael Kenneth Williams

    Michael Kenneth WilliamsJackson

  • Jeffrey Wright

    Jeffrey WrightAnderson

  • Rhymefest

    RhymefestBig George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)

  • Ki Hong Lee

    Ki Hong LeeChip

  • Patrick Hume

    Patrick HumeCaesar

  • Richard T. Jones

    Richard T. JonesChief Tom Edwards

  • Susanna Thompson

    Susanna ThompsonMarcy Ramstead

  • Spencer Garrett

    Spencer GarrettJohn Harper

  • Michael Douglas HallSmutts

  • Bryant Bentley

    Bryant BentleyCactus Ray

Director
Emilio Estevez
Writer
Emilio Estevez
Music
Tyler Bates and Joanne Higginbottom
Cinematography
Juan Miguel Azpiroz