CinemaOSMovie · 2002 · 1h 56m · PG-13
John Q

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

72%(2,762)IMDbDramaThrillerCrime

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.

Directed byNick Cassavetes

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
EN
Released
February 15, 2002
Budget
$36,000,000
Revenue
$102,244,770
Studios
New Line CinemaEvolution EntertainmentBurg/Koules Productions

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Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Denzel Washington

Denzel Washington

John Quincy Archibald

James Woods

James Woods

Dr. Raymond Turner

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Denise Archibald

Robert Duvall

Robert Duvall

Lt. Frank Grimes

Shawn Hatosy

Shawn Hatosy

Mitch Quigley

Eddie Griffin

Eddie Griffin

Lester Matthews

Kevin Connolly

Kevin Connolly

Steve Maguire

Ethan Suplee

Ethan Suplee

Guard Max Conlin

Ray Liotta

Ray Liotta

Chief Gus Monroe

Anne Heche

Anne Heche

Rebecca Payne

Creative team
Directed by
Nick Cassavetes
Nick Cassavetes
Written by
James Kearns
Produced by
Mark Burg
Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Oren Koules

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