John Q

Feb 15, 2002

1h 56m

★ 7.1

Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.

Overview

John Quincy Archibald is a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it. Therefore, he decides to take a hospital full of patients hostage until the hospital puts his son's name on the donor's list.

Genres

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Evolution Entertainment

New Line Cinema

Burg/Koules Productions

John Q Trailers

Cast

John Quincy Archibald

Denzel Washington

Dr. Raymond Turner

James Woods

Denise Archibald

Kimberly Elise

Lt. Frank Grimes

Robert Duvall

Mitch Quigley

Shawn Hatosy

Lester Matthews

Eddie Griffin

Steve Maguire

Kevin Connolly

Guard Max Conlin

Ethan Suplee

Chief Gus Monroe

Ray Liotta

Rebecca Payne

Anne Heche

Gina Palumbo

Laura Harring

Julie Bird

Heather Wahlquist

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