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John Q(2002)
Status: Released
Date: 2002-02-15
71%
2545 Votes
Time: 1h 56m
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.
Languages: English, Spanish.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $36,000,000.00
Revenue: $102,244,770.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Evolution Entertainment
Burg/Koules Productions
Movie: John Q
Top 10 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
Anne Heche
Rebecca Payne
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