John Q.

2002 · Directed by Nick Cassavetes · 112 min · drama film, crime film

★ 7.2/10 · 2,733 ratings on TMDB

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.