John Q

John Q

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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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Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
John Quincy Archibald
James Woods
James Woods
Dr. Raymond Turner
Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise
Denise Archibald
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
Lt. Frank Grimes
Shawn Hatosy
Shawn Hatosy
Mitch Quigley
Eddie Griffin
Eddie Griffin
Lester Matthews
Kevin Connolly
Kevin Connolly
Steve Maguire
Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee
Guard Max Conlin
Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta
Chief Gus Monroe
Anne Heche
Anne Heche
Rebecca Payne
Laura Harring
Laura Harring
Gina Palumbo
Heather Wahlquist
Heather Wahlquist
Julie Bird
Daniel E. Smith
Daniel E. Smith
Mike Archibald
David Thornton
David Thornton
Jimmy Palumbo
Paul Johansson
Paul Johansson
Tuck Lampley

DirectorsDarrin Brown, Ted Demme

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Release dateFeb 15 2002

Runtime1 hour 56 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguagesEnglish, Spanish

Production companiesEvolution Entertainment, New Line Cinema, Burg/Koules Productions

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