John Q is a 2002 film by Nick Cassavetes; starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, 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 recipient's list. The film also stars Anne Heche, James Woods, Ray Liotta, Eddie...
Denise and John are both distraught as they talk in the kitchen about him not...
John gets mad because the hospital won't care for his son.
John tells Max his plan to save his son.
Turner reacts to the criticism of hospitals, doctors and insurance companies.
Rebecca lectures coldly to Grimes, Monroe and Moody about how people without ...
Denise is talking to Rebecca Payne, the hospital administrator.
John refuses to let his son die before him and will stop at nothing to get that.
John is droping Mike off at school when Mike corrects his father.
The tow truck driver drives off. John is standing in the street in his underw...
Denise serves John his breakfast as she looks at him, displeased.
John talks to the insurance agency about his policy and how they changed it t...
John finds out that he has to resubmit his insurance package again and they'r...
Julie kicks the crap out of Mitch another, while the rest of the patients enj...
John is dropping Mike at school when Mike offers his father money to get the ...
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