Washington's performance rises above the material, but John Q pounds the audience over the head with its message.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Nick Cassavetes -
Producer -
Mark Burg , Oren Koules -
Screenwriter -
James Kearns -
Distributor -
New Line Cinema -
Production Co -
Evolution Entertainment -
Rating -
PG-13 (Language|Intense Thematic Elements|Violence) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Feb 15, 2002, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Sep 15, 2010 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$71.0M -
Runtime -
1h 58m -
Sound Mix -
Dolby SR , DTS , Dolby Stereo , SDDS , DTS-ES , Dolby A , Surround , Dolby Digital -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)