Movie·2002·116 min

John Q

Name: John Q
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2002-02-15
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Denzel Washington, James Woods, Kimberly Elise, Robert Duvall, Shawn Hatosy

John Q streams in the US on Philo, TNT, TBS, tru TV and 2 more apps, as of October 5, 2026.

Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.

7.2 / 10 · TMDB

Drama Thriller Crime

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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