Quick Facts
DirectorNick Cassavetes
Runtime1h 56m · PG-13
GenresCrime · Drama · Thriller
Release2002-02-15
Film
John Q
2002· PG-13· 1h 56m· Crime· Drama· Thriller
“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.
2002-02-15
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Key Crew
DirectorNick Cassavetes
WriterJames Kearns
ScreenplayJames Kearns
ProducerMark Burg
Director of PhotographyMichael Kohnhorst
Original Music ComposerAaron Zigman
EditorDede Allen
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Details
Released2002-02-15
Runtime1h 56m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosEvolution Entertainment · New Line Cinema · Burg/Koules Productions
Budget$36M
Box office$102M
LanguagesEnglish · Spanish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.1/10 · 2661 votes
Original languageen
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