John Q. Archibald (Denzel Washington, Training Day, Remember the Titans) is an ordinary man whose life revolves around his family. His wife Denise (Kimberly Elise, Beloved, Set It Off) and young son Michael (Daniel E. Smith) are his world. But when Michael falls seriously ill and needs an emergency heart transplant operation that John Q. can't afford and his health insurance won't cover, he vows to do whatever it will take to keep his son alive. With time and options running out, a desperate gamble becomes his only hope - he takes the hospital emergency room hostage. In addition, John Q. stars Robert Duvall (Gone In 60 Seconds, The Godfather), Eddie Griffin (Armageddon, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo), Shawn Hatosy (Outside Providence, In & Out), Anne Heche (Six Days, Seven Nights, Psycho), Ray Liotta (Hannibal, Heartbreakers), James Woods (Any Given Sunday, Virgin Suicides) and is directed by Nick Cassavetes.