
TMDb Rating
7.1/10
2,534 verified votes
John Q (2002)
DramaThrillerCrime
116 min
"Give a father no options and you leave him no choice."
Plot Summary
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.
Director
Nick Cassavetes
Top Cast
Denzel WashingtonJames WoodsKimberly EliseRobert DuvallShawn Hatosy
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