John Q
“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.
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Cast
64 people
Denzel Washington
John Quincy Archibald
Known for
The Equalizer
Training Day
James Woods
Dr. Raymond Turner
Known for
Once Upon a Time in America
Videodrome
Kimberly Elise
Denise Archibald
Known for
Ad Astra
Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
Robert Duvall
Lt. Frank Grimes
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Deep Impact
Shawn Hatosy
Mitch Quigley
Known for
Animal Kingdom
The Pitt
Eddie Griffin
Lester Matthews
Known for
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo
Undercover Brother
Kevin Connolly
Steve Maguire
Known for
Entourage
The Notebook
Ethan Suplee
Guard Max Conlin
Known for
American History X
My Name Is Earl
Ray Liotta
Chief Gus Monroe
Known for
GoodFellas
Identity
Anne Heche
Rebecca Payne
Known for
The Legend of Korra
Volcano
Laura Harring
Gina Palumbo
Known for
Mulholland Drive
The Punisher
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Known for
Eddie Murphy Raw
Nick Cassavetes Director · James Kearns Screenplay Aaron Zigman Composer
Worldwide gross $102M · Budget $36M · United States release February 15, 2002
Box office
Budget
$36,000,000
Worldwide gross
$102,244,770
Gross vs. budget
2.8×
Production
Evolution Entertainment
Production
New Line Cinema
Production · Studio
Burg/Koules Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · February 15, 2002
Theatrical
Argentina
June 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Australia
May 2, 2002 · Theatrical
Austria
June 14, 2002 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Brazil
May 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
July 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
October 5, 2004 · Physical
Colombia
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
June 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Egypt
January 15, 2003 · Theatrical
France
March 6, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
June 13, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
May 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
May 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
May 30, 2002 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 19, 2002 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Israel
March 21, 2002 · Theatrical
Italy
May 10, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
November 1, 2002 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
November 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Kuwait
November 6, 2002 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 27, 2002 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 22, 2002 · Theatrical
February 9, 2006 · TV · Net 5
August 2, 2013 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
May 23, 2002 · Theatrical
Norway
November 29, 2002 · Theatrical
Peru
June 6, 2002 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 21, 2002 · Theatrical · Manila
April 24, 2002 · Theatrical · Davao
Poland
May 24, 2002 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 12, 2002 · Theatrical
Russia
June 6, 2002 · Theatrical
South Africa
May 24, 2002 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 15, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
March 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 11, 2002 · Theatrical
Switzerland
June 13, 2002 · Theatrical · German speaking region
Taiwan
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 17, 2002 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 26, 2002 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 1, 2002 · Theatrical
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