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John Q
Sign in to save2002 film directed by Nick Cassavetes
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7.1John 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.
Cast
- Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald
- James Woods as Dr. Raymond Turner
- Kimberly Elise as Denise Archibald
- Robert Duvall as Lt. Frank Grimes
- Shawn Hatosy as Mitch Quigley
- Eddie Griffin as Lester Matthews
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- parent child relationship
- heart attack
- kidnapping
- heart disease
- hostage-taking
- hospital
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Ratings
IMDb
7.1/10
152,524 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
26%
Metacritic
30/100
- Year
- 2002
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 2 wins & 8 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Nick Cassavetes
- Written by
- James Kearns
- Produced by
- Mark Burg Oren Koules
- Starring
- Denzel Washington Robert Duvall James Woods Anne Heche Eddie Griffin Kimberly Elise Shawn Hatosy Ray Liotta
- Cinematography
- Rogier Stoffers
- Edited by
- Dede Allen
- Music by
- Aaron Zigman
- Production company
- Evolution Entertainment
- Distributed by
- New Line Cinema
- Release date
- February 15, 2002 ( 2002-02-15 )
- Running time
- 116 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $36 million
- Box office
- $102.2 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 112
- FilmAffinity ID
- 181581
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- publication date
- 2002-06-13
- title
- John Q
- review score
- 26%
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John Q. is a 2002 American thriller crime drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, and written by James Kearns. It stars Denzel Washington as the title character, a man who takes a hospital emergency room hostage in order for his son to receive a heart transplant. Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Kimberly Elise, and Ray Liotta appear in supporting roles. The film was released by New Line Cinema on February 15, 2002. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a commercial success, grossing $102.2 million on a $36 million budget.
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