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Metascore

Generally unfavorable - based on 33 Critics

User Score

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

Summary: John Quincy Archibald's son Michael collapses while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. John rushes Michael to a hospital emergency room where he is informed that Michael's only hope is a transplant. Unfortunately, John's insurance won't cover his son's transplant. Out of options, John Q. takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until hospital doctors agree to do the transplant.
Runtime: 116 min
Rating: Rated PG-13 for violence, language and intense thematic elements.
Production: New Line Cinema
Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Country: USA
Languages: English, Spanish
Home Release Date: Jul 16, 2002
Director Credit
Nick Cassavetes Director
Writer Credit
James Kearns Written By
Principal Cast Credit
Denzel Washington John Quincy Archibald
Cast Credit
Anne Heche Rebecca Payne
Barry G. King Employee Manager
Daniel E. Smith Michael 'Mike' Archibald
David Thornton Jimmy Palumbo
Gabriela Oltean Beautiful BMW Driver
James Finnerty Nurse Reggie
James Woods Dr. Raymond Turner
Kevin Connolly Steve Maguire
Kimberly Elise Denise Archibald
Larissa Laskin Dr. Ellen Klein
Laura Harring Gina Palumbo
Ron Annabelle Tow Truck Driver
Stephanie Moore Admitting Nurse
Vanessa Branch Registered Nurse
Producer Credit
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan Executive Producer
Dale De La Torre Co-Executive Producer
Hillary Sherman Co-Producer
Howard Burkons Co-Executive Producer
James Kearns Co-Producer
Mark Burg Producer
Mathew Hart Co-Producer
Michael De Luca Executive Producer
Oren Koules Producer
Richard Saperstein Executive Producer
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