John Q (2002)

02/15/2002 (US) • 1h 56m

Drama, Thriller, Crime

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$36,000,000.00

Revenue

$102,244,770.00

Keywords

chicago, illinois

parent child relationship

heart attack

kidnapping

heart disease

hostage-taking

hospital

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