John Q (2002)
- Directed by
- Nick Cassavetes
- Genre
- drama film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 2,649 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A father takes hostages in a hospital emergency room because his son needs a heart transplant and the family cannot afford the operation. He tries to force doctors to put his son on a transplant list.
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What happens
John Q. is a 2002 American thriller crime drama film directed by Nick Cassavetes, and written by James Kearns. It stars Denzel Washington as the title character, a man who takes a hospital emergency room hostage in order for his son to receive a heart transplant. Robert Duvall, James Woods, Anne Heche, Kimberly Elise, and Ray Liotta appear in supporting roles. The film was released by New Line Cinema on February 15, 2002. It received generally negative reviews from critics, but was a commercial success, grossing $102.2 million on a $36 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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