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15 February 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.Plot:
A down-on-his luck father, whose insurance won't cover his son's heart transplant, takes the hospital's emergency room hostage until the doctors agree to perform the operation. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(35 articles)
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A Very Human and Affecting Drama... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gabriela Oltean | ... | Beautiful BMW Driver | |
| Denzel Washington | ... | John Quincy Archibald | |
| Kimberly Elise | ... | Denise Archibald | |
| Ron Annabelle | ... | Tow Truck Driver | |
| Daniel E. Smith | ... | Michael 'Mike' Archibald | |
| David Thornton | ... | Jimmy Palumbo | |
| Barry G. King | ... | Employee Manager | |
| Laura Harring | ... | Gina Palumbo (as Laura Elena Harring) | |
| Kevin Connolly | ... | Steve Maguire | |
| Larissa Laskin | ... | Dr. Ellen Klein | |
| Vanessa Branch | ... | Registered Nurse | |
| Stephanie Moore | ... | Admitting Nurse | |
| James Finnerty | ... | Nurse Reggie | |
| Anne Heche | ... | Rebecca Payne | |
| James Woods | ... | Dr. Raymond Turner |
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Rated PG-13 for violence, language and intense thematic elements.Parents Guide:
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116 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
Venezuela:PG-13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #38323) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia) | France:U | Singapore:PG (cut) | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15Fun Stuff
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Continuity: The amount of, and positioning of, dirt on Mike's face in the moments following his seizure. moreSoundtrack:
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Denzel Washington continues to prove why he is one of the best actors in the business with his performance in JOHN Q, a moving, emotional, and tension-charged drama about a family man whose son needs a heart transplant; however, due to financial problems, his insurance won't cover the cost of getting his son on the donor list so John Q decides to take hostages in the hospital until someone arranges for his son to be on the donor list. Despite a preachy and simplistic screenplay, the intense direction and first-rate performances make this film work. I particularly loved Denzel's work here because this was a character unlike he had ever played before...Denzel usually played well-educated, intelligent lawyers and/or businessmen (with the obvious exception of TRAINING DAY), but here Denzel is playing an average Joe...a working stiff, struggling to pay bills and keep food on the table and a roof over his family's head who is driven to extreme measures to protect the family he cherishes so dearly. Washington gets strong support from Robert Duvall, solid as always as the hostage negotiator, James Woods as a wimpy surgeon, Anne Heche as an unsympathetic hospital administrator, and especially Kimberly Elise as John's wife. An emotional drama, wrought with tension, that will rivet you to the screen.