John Q is a 2002 film starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, 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. The film was directed by Nick Cassavetes.
John Q is a protest against the policies and hidden procedures of many insurance companies at that time. The film also stars Kimberly Elise, Anne Heche, James Woods, Ray Liotta, Eddie Griffin and Robert Duvall, among others.
