John Q
2002 · 116 min
Directed by Nick Cassavetes. Written by James Kearns. Starring Denzel Washington, James Woods, Kimberly Elise, Robert Duvall.
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.
Critics 25% · audiences 78% · streaming on YouTube (free), Fawesome, Starz