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John Q
"Give a father no options and you leave him no choice."
2002 • 1h 56m • ★ 7.1 (2,555 votes) Released
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.
Director
Nick Cassavetes
Screenplay
James Kearns
Writer
James Kearns
Rating
7.1
Runtime
116 min
Budget
$36.0M
Revenue
$102.2M
Profit/Loss
+66.2M
Production
Evolution Entertainment
New Line Cinema Burg/Koules Productions
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Keywords
chicago, illinoisparent child relationshipheart attackkidnappingheart diseasehostage-takinghospital
