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John Q

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

  • Movie
  • 2002
  • PG-13
  • 1h 56m

Directed by Nick Cassavetes

7.2

TMDB audience rating
7.2 out of 10 from 2,783 votes

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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.

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Cast and crew

  • Denzel Washington

    Denzel WashingtonJohn Quincy Archibald

  • James Woods

    James WoodsDr. Raymond Turner

  • Kimberly Elise

    Kimberly EliseDenise Archibald

  • Robert Duvall

    Robert DuvallLt. Frank Grimes

  • Shawn Hatosy

    Shawn HatosyMitch Quigley

  • Eddie Griffin

    Eddie GriffinLester Matthews

  • Kevin Connolly

    Kevin ConnollySteve Maguire

  • Ethan Suplee

    Ethan SupleeGuard Max Conlin

  • Ray Liotta

    Ray LiottaChief Gus Monroe

  • Anne Heche

    Anne HecheRebecca Payne

  • Laura Harring

    Laura HarringGina Palumbo

  • Heather Wahlquist

    Heather WahlquistJulie Bird

  • Daniel E. Smith

    Daniel E. SmithMike Archibald

  • David Thornton

    David ThorntonJimmy Palumbo

  • Paul Johansson

    Paul JohanssonTuck Lampley

  • Obba Babatundé

    Obba BabatundéSgt. Moody

  • Troy ByerMiriam Smith

  • Troy Winbush

    Troy WinbushSteve Smith

Director
Nick Cassavetes
Writer
James Kearns
Music
Aaron Zigman
Cinematography
Rogier Stoffers and Michael Kohnhorst