🎬 Drama, Thriller, Crime

John Q

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

⭐ 7.1/10 2002 1h 56m Dir. Nick Cassavetes

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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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7.1/10 2,632 votes

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Year
2002
Runtime
1h 56m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.1/10
Votes
2,632
Genre
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Director
Language
EN
Budget
$36.0M

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎭 Thriller 🎭 Crime 🎬 Nick Cassavetes 👤 Denzel Washington 👤 James Woods 👤 Kimberly Elise
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John Q has a runtime of 1h 56m (1 hour and 56 minutes).
John Q was directed by Nick Cassavetes and released in 2002.
John Q is a Drama, Thriller, Crime film (2002).
The cast of John Q includes Denzel Washington, James Woods, Kimberly Elise, Robert Duvall, Shawn Hatosy.
John Q has a TMDB rating of 7.1/10 based on 2,632 votes.

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