John Q (2002)

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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.

• Released: 2002-02-15
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
• Runtime: 1h 56m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 2,737 votes

Directed by Nick Cassavetes.

Top 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
• Kevin Connolly as Steve Maguire
• Ethan Suplee as Guard Max Conlin
• Ray Liotta as Chief Gus Monroe
• Anne Heche as Rebecca Payne

Full cast & crew

Where to watch John Q

• United States: stream on Philo, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz, Starz Apple TV channel, Starz Roku Premium Channel; watch free on YouTube Free; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Crave, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Crave Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; watch free on ABC iview; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video

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