john Q is a good movie that's perfect for your older teens and parents you need to know that john Q has some heavy themes that maybe too much for your younger kids such as self sacrifice, suicide, and a hostage situation the movie does have a little bit of violence also characters used some strong language throughout the movie the message in the movie however is that the boy's father resorts to criminal behavior in order to get medical attention for his dying son criminal behavior does have consequences of what your actions are and what choice you make.