The read
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic46/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
89 audience votes
Key crew
- Emilio EstevezWriter
- Emilio EstevezDirector
- Tyler BatesOriginal Music Composer
- Joanne HigginbottomOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alec BaldwinDetective Bill Ramstead
- Taylor SchillingAngela
- Emilio EstevezStuart
- Jena MaloneMyra
- Christian SlaterJosh Davis
- Jacob VargasErnesto Ramirez
- Gabrielle UnionRebecca Parks
- Derek PolenWilliam Larsen
- Michael Kenneth WilliamsJackson
- Jeffrey WrightAnderson
- RhymefestBig George (as Che Rhymefest Smith)
- Ki Hong LeeChip
Stills
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Themes
libraryaffectationcincinnatiangryabsurdadmiringadoringambiguousambivalentamusedassertiveaudacious