Dogville vs John Q
Dogville has the higher audience score (7.8/10 against 7.1/10 for John Q). John Q is the shorter watch at 1h 56m compared with 2h 58m. John Q is the older of the two (2002 against 2003). Both are crime, drama, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Dogville
John Q| Dogville | John Q | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2003 | 2002 |
| Length | 2h 58m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Crime, Drama, Thriller | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | Denmark | – |
| Director | Lars von Trier | Nick Cassavetes |
| Main cast | John Hurt, Blair Brown, Paul Bettany, Željko Ivanek, Jeremy Davies | Shawn Hatosy, Ray Liotta, Ethan Suplee, James Woods, Robert Duvall |
Synopsis
Dogville
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town, she learns that their support has a price.
John Q
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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