John Q (2002)
In John Q, Denzel Washington gives a poignant performance as an anguished father who grabs an ER in order to secure life-saving surgery for his terminally ill son. Denied a life-saving surgical procedure because of the lack of proper health insurance, John Q is a moral choice that rings hauntingly. The tension of a thriller hostage situation pairs with a somber critique of systemic healthcare failure. This makes a difference, in that the hostage-taker is not presented as an evil person but as a lovesick man driven by desperation.
Edited by Sugnik Mondal
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