Movies Like John Q (2002)

Updated: September 14, 2024

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John Q Movie Information:

Directors:

Nick Cassavetes

Stars:

Gabriela Oltean, Denzel Washington, Kimberly Elise, Ron Annabelle, Daniel E. Smith … (full cast)

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Similar Movies Like John Q (2002)

1. Training Day (2001)

   Synopsis/Plot: In Los Angeles, a city where streets are overrun by drug dealers, those who have sworn to uphold the law are breaking them to clean up the streets.
   
   Denzel Washington plays L.A.P.D.
   
   detective Alonzo Harris,…
   
   Tagline: The only thing more dangerous than the line being crossed, is the cop who will cross it.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime
   
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2. Man on Fire (2004)

   Synopsis/Plot: Hard drinking, burnt out ex CIA operative John Creasy has given up on life until he's hired as a bodyguard to protect nine year old Pita Ramos.
   
   Bit by bit, Creasy begins to reclaim some…
   
   Tagline: Revenge is a meal best served cold
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action, Crime
   
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3. The Book of Eli (2010)

   Synopsis/Plot: In a violent post-apocalyptic society, a drifter, Eli (Denzel Washington), has been wandering westward across North America for the last thirty years.
   
   He finds solace in a unique book which he carries on his person…
   
   Tagline: Some will kill to have it. He will kill to protect it.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action, Adventure
   
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4. Deja Vu (2006)

   Synopsis/Plot: In the wake of a devastating terrorist attack on a slow New Orleans ferry, the A.T.F.
   
   special agent, Doug Carlin, joins an experimental top-secret government program to find the bomber.
   
   Designed to bend the very…
   
   Tagline: If you thought it was just a trick of the mind, prepare yourself for the truth.
   Genres: Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action, Crime
   
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5. The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

   Synopsis/Plot: In early afternoon, four armed men hijack a subway train in Manhattan.
   
   They stop on a slight incline, decoupling the first car to let the rest of the train coast back.
   
   Their leader is Ryder;…
   
   Genres: Thriller, Action, Crime
   
   

6. The Bone Collector (1999)

   Synopsis/Plot: Quadripeligic ex-cop Lincoln Rhyme was looking forward to his assisted suicide when he got the news: some sicko was abducting people in a taxi and leaving them to die in particularly sad**tic ways.
   
   With time…
   
   Tagline: The Bone Collector New York City
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Crime
   
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7. Out of Time (2003)

   Synopsis/Plot: Matt Whitlock, the police chief of the small town of Banyan Key, Florida, is separated from his wife, Alex, a police homicide detective in MIami.
   
   Matt's been having an affair with Ann Merai Harrison, a…
   
   Tagline: How do you solve a murder when all the evidence points to you.
   Genres: Thriller, Drama, Mystery, Action, Crime, Romance
   
   

Movies like John Q include Training Day (2001), Man on Fire (2004), The Book of Eli (2010), Deja Vu (2006), The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009), The Bone Collector (1999), and Out of Time (2003).