John Q (2002)
Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.
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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Denzel WashingtonJohn Quincy Archibald
Anne HecheRebecca PayneRon AnnabelleTow Truck Driver
Kimberly EliseDenise ArchibaldDaniel E. SmithMike Archibald
David ThorntonJimmy Palumbo
Larissa LaskinDr. Ellen KleinBarry G. KingEmployee Manager
James WoodsDr. Raymond Turner
Laura HarringGina Palumbo
Ethan SupleeGuard Max Conlin
Shawn HatosyMitch QuigleyKeywords
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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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John Q has a runtime of 116 minutes.
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