Film

John Q

2002 · 1h 56m · Drama · Thriller · Crime

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

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

26%

Metacritic

30

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.

Denzel Washington

John Quincy Archibald

James Woods

Dr. Raymond Turner

Kimberly Elise

Denise Archibald

Robert Duvall

Lt. Frank Grimes

Shawn Hatosy

Mitch Quigley

Eddie Griffin

Lester Matthews

Kevin Connolly

Steve Maguire

Ethan Suplee

Guard Max Conlin

Ray Liotta

Chief Gus Monroe

Anne Heche

Rebecca Payne

Laura Harring

Gina Palumbo

Heather Wahlquist

Julie Bird

Daniel E. Smith

Mike Archibald

David Thornton

Jimmy Palumbo

Paul Johansson

Tuck Lampley

Obba Babatundé

Sgt. Moody

• Nick CassavetesDirector
• James KearnsScreenplay · Writer
• Mark BurgProducer
• Oren KoulesProducer
• Michael De LucaExecutive Producer
• Avram Butch KaplanExecutive Producer
• Richard SapersteinExecutive Producer
• Rogier StoffersDirector of Photography
• Michael KohnhorstDirector of Photography
• Aaron ZigmanOriginal Music Composer

Trailer

Release date

February 15, 2002

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$36,000,000

Revenue

$102,244,770

Genres

Drama, Thriller, Crime

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