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John Q

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.

20021h 56mPG-13Drama, Thriller, Crime

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About John Q

Directors
Nick Cassavetes
Cast
Denzel Washington, James Woods, Kimberly Elise, Robert Duvall, Shawn Hatosy, Eddie Griffin
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Content rating
PG-13
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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