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John Q

2002 film directed by Nick Cassavetes
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Summary

John Q is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,616 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture[3]
  • Director: Nick Cassavetes[4]
  • Screenwriter: James Kearns[5]
  • Composer: Aaron Zigman[6], Stevie Wonder[7]
  • Genre: crime film[8], drama film[9]
  • Cast member: Denzel Washington[10], Robert Duvall[11], James Woods[12], Anne Heche[13], Kimberly Elise[14], Ray Liotta[15], Eddie Griffin[16], Kevin Connolly[17], Shawn Hatosy[18], Heather Wahlquist[19], Troy Winbush[20], Dina Spybey[21], David Thornton[22], Laura Harring[23]
  • Producer: Mark Burg[24], Oren Koules[25]
  • Production company: Evolution Entertainment[26], New Line Cinema[27]
  • Director of photography: Rogier Stoffers[28]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[30]
  • Review score: 4.5/10[31], 30/100[32], 26%[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: United States[35]
  • Publication date: January 1, 2002[36], June 13, 2002[37]
  • Distributed by: New Line Cinema[38], Netflix[39]
  • Narrative location: Chicago[40]
  • Filming location: Toronto[41], Montreal[42], Hamilton[43], Chicago[44]
  • Main subject: Chicago Police Department[45]
  • Film editor: Dede Allen[46]
  • Nominated for: BET Award for Best Actor & Actress[47], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture[48], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture[49], NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture[50]
  • Executive producer: Michael De Luca[51]
  • Title: John Q[52]
  • Different from: John Q. Public[53]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[54]

  • Secondary type(s): Soundtrack[55]

  • First release date: 2002[56]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 98203cbf-f834-46e4-8745-b100bbdbd584[57]

Why It Matters

John Q has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did John Q receive?

Honors received include NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture[3].

Related Entities

Anne Heche Bill Maher Denzel Washington Ethan Suplee film Hamilton James Woods Kevin Connolly Larry King Laura Harring Netflix Nick Cassavetes Ray Liotta Robert Duvall Stevie Wonder Toronto United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [54] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [57] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 251160
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  2. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 24255
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  3. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Stefania Cella
    Publication date → +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z, +2002-06-13T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → James Kearns
    Duration → {'amount': '+112'}
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