John Q

2002 · film

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.

  • heart attack
  • heart disease
  • illinois
  • chicago
  • justice
  • parent child relationship
  • sacrifice
  • greed