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John Q

2002

Director: Nick Cassavetes

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.

Cast

Denzel Washington (John Quincy Archibald) · James Woods (Dr. Raymond Turner) · Kimberly Elise (Denise Archibald) · Robert Duvall (Lt. Frank Grimes) · Shawn Hatosy (Mitch Quigley) · Eddie Griffin (Lester Matthews) · Kevin Connolly (Steve Maguire) · Ethan Suplee (Guard Max Conlin) · Ray Liotta (Chief Gus Monroe) · Anne Heche (Rebecca Payne)

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