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John Q (2002)

Directed by Nick Cassavetes · Cinematography by Rogier Stoffers, Michael Kohnhorst

PG-13116 min141 frames

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Give a father no options and you leave him no choice.

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John Q (2002) movie still: medium — An office interior features metal walls and horizontal window blinds with diffused daylight. An elderly man in a…John Q (2002) movie still: closeup — A hospital room with a patient bed and medical monitoring equipment. A child with a nasal cannula lies in bed…John Q (2002) movie still: medium — A public outdoor gathering area with a brick wall backdrop and blurred pedestrians. Three men in professional…John Q (2002) movie still: wide — A white semi-truck collides with a damaged white sedan on an open asphalt highway. The sedan's hood is buckled…John Q (2002) movie still: closeup — A hospital room contains medical diagnostic machinery in the blurred background. A man lies on a white medical…John Q (2002) movie still: medium — A man stands behind a dark partition surrounded by a crowd of press photographers. He leans toward the camera…John Q (2002) movie still: medium — A dimly lit hospital waiting area features rows of out-of-focus chairs in the background. A man sits beside a…John Q (2002) movie still: wide — A sterile hospital emergency room features dark tiled walls and glass double doors. Several people congregate…John Q (2002) movie still: medium — A man in a dark suit stands before a set of wood-paneled doors. He is positioned in front of an open elevator car.John Q (2002) movie still: medium — Multiple uniformed police officers gather around a silver sedan on a city road. The high-ranking officer in a…John Q (2002) movie still: closeup — A man sits inside the back seat of a dark vehicle at night. He turns his head to look through the glass as…John Q (2002) movie still: closeup — A dark bedroom interior features a woman kneeling on a white mattress. She clasps her hands together tightly…John Q (2002) movie still: closeup — A clinical hospital room with a white privacy curtain in the background. A male doctor in scrubs looks toward…John Q (2002) movie still: fullbody — A sterile hospital corridor features grey tiled walls, a metal elevator door, and signage. Three men walk…John Q (2002) movie still: medium — An industrial parking lot features several white work trucks and a large factory building. A man in a dark…John Q (2002) movie still: medium — An exterior police scene features a man in tactical gear standing before a van. He wears a dark uniform and a…
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What is John Q about?

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.

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What does the cinematography of John Q look like?

Across 141 sampled frames, John Q builds its coverage from medium shots (51% of the sample), with close-ups (27%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Rogier Stoffers keeps 60% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Focus stays shallow in 73% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.

What is the color palette of John Q?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of John Q (2002) are #2e2f2f, #505150, #acafaf, #8e908d, #d0d1cf, #111212 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #505150
  • #acafaf
  • #8e908d
  • #d0d1cf
  • #111212

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