John Q

(2002)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 2,726 votes

Genres: Drama, Thriller, Crime

Year: 2002

Runtime: 116 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Nick Cassavetes

Cast: Дензел Вашингтон, Джеймс Вудс, Kimberly Elise, Роберт Дюваль, Шон Хэтоси, Eddie Griffin, Кевин Коннолли, Итан Сапли, Рэй Лиотта, Энн Хеч

Plot

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.

John Quincy Archibald's son Michael collapsed while playing baseball as a result of heart failure. He and his wife Denise rush him to a hospital emergency room where John is informed that Michael's only hope is a transplant. Unfortunately, John's insurance won't cover the transplant. Out of options, he takes the emergency room staff and patients hostage until the surgeons come to an agreement to do the transplant.