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John Q.
2002
John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is struggling through a recession trying to provide for his son Mikey (Daniel E. Smith) and his waitress wife (Kimberly Elise). Mikey collapses at a Little League game and is rushed to a hospital. The situation is bleak. Only a heart transplant will save Mikey's life. John's HMO refuses to .. Read more
| Starring | Ray Liotta, Eddie Griffin, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Washington |
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| Director | Nick Cassavetes |
| Genres | Drama |
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John Q.
John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is struggling through a recession trying to provide for his son Mikey (Daniel E. Smith) and his waitress wife (Kimberly Elise). Mikey collapses at a Little League game and is rushed to a hospital. The situation is bleak. Only a heart transplant will save Mikey's life. John's HMO refuses to cover the expensive surgery. With the hospital and his insurance provider unwilling to help and his wife pleading with John to act, he takes matters into his own hands, holding the hospital's renowned heart surgeon (James Woods) and several others hostage in an emergency care wing until the surgery will be performed.
Nick Cassavetes directed this attack on the American health care system. Like his previous feature, SHE'S SO LOVELY, Cassavetes proves adept at mining the political ramifications out of human drama. The film criticizes hospitals and health care providers for working in collusion against the working class. This moving drama is propelled by the intense lead performance by Washington as one man against an unjust system.
| Starring | Ray Liotta, Eddie Griffin, Shawn Hatosy, Denzel Washington, Kevin Connolly, Kimberly Elise, Daniel E. Smith, James Woods, Troy Winbush, Anne Heche, Robert Duvall, R |
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| Director | Nick Cassavetes |
| Studio | ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 52 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 52 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2002 To Rent: DVD: 28 Oct 2002 Blu-ray: 28 Oct 2002 |
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Hectoring drama in favour of a national health insurance: its heart may be in the right place, but it has misplaced its mind.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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Powerful enough to hide its weaknesses
An involving, beautifully acted, sometime manipulative issue film, 'John Q' is the story of a factory worker (Washington as John Archibald) whose son is... read more »
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- 08 Apr 2004 at 14:51
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John Q must see before you die
I watched this film because it had Denzel Washington and I was very pleased with the film very good story.
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Loved it
Yet another excellent Washington film with a great script and fantastic acting.
Coupled with sections of suspense and some action, this is a heart ... read more » - 1095780
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Surprsingly..... bad
It's just too much yankee crap that I have seen too many times. The beginning is terrible, few parts are awfully weak & the rest is a big american ... read more »
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John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is struggling through a recession trying to provide for his son Mikey (Daniel E. Smith) and his waitress wife (Kimberly Elise). Mikey collapses at a Little League game and is rushed to a hospital. The situation is bleak. Only a heart transplant will save Mikey'...
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John Q.
John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington) is struggling through a recession trying to provide for his son Mikey (Daniel E. Smith) and his waitress wife (Kimberly Elise). Mikey collapses at a Little League game and is rushed to a hospital. The situation is bleak. Only a heart transplant will save Mikey'...
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