Directed by:
Nick CassavetesScreenplay:
James KearnsCinematography:
Rogier StoffersComposer:
Aaron ZigmanCast:
Denzel Washington, Eddie Griffin, Kimberly Elise, Shawn Hatosy, Laura Harring, Kevin Connolly, Stephanie Moore, Anne Heche, James Woods, Paul Johansson (more)Plots(1)
Police have surrounded the ER where a desperate man holds hostages and demands that the hospital do what his HMO refuses to allow - provide an operation for his critically ill son. The media storms the scene and with each passing moment, the man called John Q is becoming a hero of sorts. Academy Award winner Denzel Washington brings remarkable depth to the title role in this issues-driven thriller featuring an elite cast. Is John Q a vigilante? A heroic father? You decide. But when it comes to his son, John Q won't take no for an answer. (Reel Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Bill Maher](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279209_689e0d.jpg)
Bill Maher
USA
Best movies:
Bill Maher: I'm Swiss (2005) (TV movie)
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Bill Maher: Be More Cynical (2001) (TV movie)
![Vanessa Branch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/316/316854_814706.jpg)
Vanessa Branch
UK
Best movies:
![David Thornton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/419/419049_1996c5.jpg)
David Thornton
USA
Best movies:
The Notebook (2004)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
Here and There (2009)
![Noam Jenkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/027/436/27436931_67dc42.jpg)
Noam Jenkins
France
Best movies:
The Safety of Objects (2001)
Charlie Bartlett (2007)
Between Strangers (2002)
Yanna McIntosh
Best movies:
John Q (2002)
Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy (2006) (TV movie)
A Raisin in the Sun (2008) (TV movie)
![Keram Malicki-Sánchez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/890/159890218_bf5456.jpg)
Keram Malicki-Sánchez
Canada
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
Eleni (1985)
Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
![Arianna Huffington](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/469/158469308_7fabbd.jpg)
Arianna Huffington
Greece
![Oluniké Adeliyi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/180/163180141_a91236.jpg)
Oluniké Adeliyi
Canada
Best movies:
John Q (2002)
The Prodigy (2019)
Boost (2017)
Gerry Quigley
Canada
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Khaled (2001)
![Claire Rankin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/383/162383577_be9006.jpg)
Claire Rankin
Canada
Best movies:
Molly's Game (2017)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000) (TV movie)
Carlos Diaz
Chile
Best movies:
Four Brothers (2005)
Repo Men (2010)
Boss of Bosses (2001) (TV movie)
Philip Craig
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Maurice Richard (2005)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (series)
Scott Bloom
USA
Best movies:
Smokin' Aces (2006)
John Q (2002)
The Stuff (1985)
John Andrews
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Best movies:
John Q (2002)
Good Advice (2001)
![Gloria Allred](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/030/163030574_e0cb9a.png)
Gloria Allred
USA
Larissa Laskin
Best movies:
Fugitive Pieces (2007)
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
John Q (2002)
![Allegra Fulton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/537/165537375_9c8909.png)
Allegra Fulton
Canada
Best movies:
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Holiday Affair (1996) (TV movie)
John Q (2002)
Jane Luk
Best movies:
Khaled (2001)
The Interrogation of Michael Crowe (2002) (TV movie)
The Judge (2001) (TV movie)
Jeff Douglas
Canada
![Simon Sinn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/997/168997605_gs1unw.jpg)
Simon Sinn
Hong Kong
Best movies:
John Q (2002)
The Rocker (2008)
Senior Trip (1995)