John Q.

John Q.

2002

In director John Cassavetes's gripping social drama, blue-collar worker John Q. (Denzel Washington) finds that his meager insurance won't cover his son's emergency heart transplant. Desperate, he holds a hospital's emergency room hostage until doctors agree to perform the surgery. Meanwhile, gung ho police chief Gus Monroe (Ray Liotta) and hostage negotiator Frank Grimes (Robert Duvall) try to diffuse the situation amid a media frenzy.

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

JBscale
42
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Crime - Drama
Length
1 hr. 52 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 15, 2002
US Box Office
$71,026,631 (#1241 of 7074)
Global Office
$102,244,770 (#1594 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Intense Thematic Material, Language, Violence

Collection Detail

Release Method
Triple Feature Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
April 7, 2009
Acquired Date
August 25, 2012
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
January 1, 2006

Actors

Denzel Washington
Denzel Washington
Robert Duvall
Robert Duvall
James Woods
James Woods
Anne Heche
Anne Heche
Eddie Griffin
Eddie Griffin
Kimberly Elise
Kimberly Elise
Shawn Hatosy
Shawn Hatosy
Ray Liotta
Ray Liotta
Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee
Kevin Connolly
Kevin Connolly
Daniel E. Smith
Daniel E. Smith
David Thornton
David Thornton
Laura Harring
Laura Harring
Larissa Laskin
Larissa Laskin
Paul Johansson
Paul Johansson
Heather Wahlquist
Heather Wahlquist
Troy Bailey
Troy Bailey
Troy Winbush
Troy Winbush
Obba Babatundé
Obba Babatundé
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
Keram Malicki-Sánchez

Directors

Nick Cassavetes
Nick Cassavetes

Producers

Mark Burg
Mark Burg
Oren Koules
Oren Koules

Writers

James Kearns
James Kearns

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Rotten
26%
Tomatometer
134 votes
RT Fresh Certified
78%
Popcornmeter
4,491 votes
METASCORE
30
33 votes
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
146,931 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media