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.

Denzel Washington
John Quincy Archibald

James Woods
Dr. Raymond Turner

Kimberly Elise
Denise Archibald

Robert Duvall
Lt. Frank Grimes

Shawn Hatosy
Mitch Quigley

Eddie Griffin
Lester Matthews

Kevin Connolly
Steve Maguire

Ethan Suplee
Guard Max Conlin
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Release Date
February 15, 2002
Runtime
1h 56m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director