John Q (2002)
Directed by Nick Cassavetes · 116 min · Drama, Thriller, Crime
35.8 TOPICAL score · #3,025 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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 Q (2002, directed by Nick Cassavetes) has a TOPICAL score of 35.8 - ranked 3,025 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on cast and lasting engagement, and lowest on critics. It won 1 award from 4 nominations, including the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture. Critics: 26% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 30. Audiences: TMDB 7.2/10 (2,758 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 37 languages.
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- Critics26% on Rotten Tomatoes · 4.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 30
- AudienceTMDB 7.2/10 (2,758 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 4 nominations - incl. NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 37 languages
- Still read87,946 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Denzel Washington (actor #59), James Woods (actor #492), Kimberly Elise, Robert Duvall (actor #62)