Based on author David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, the film tells the tale of America's second president, John Adams (Paul Giamatti), whose remarkable vision helped to guide a burgeoning republic through an especially tumultuous period. Thanks to the tireless support of his loving wife Abigail (Laura Linney), and lifelong friendship with political rivalry Thomas Jefferson (Stephen Dillane), John Adams rose to prominence as the spokesman for the American independence movement before moving on to become America's first ambassador to Holland and England, the first American Vice President, the second American President, and the father of the sixth American President. As with McCullough's best-selling biography, the film draws on a comprehensive collection of letters, diaries, and family papers in order to create the most accurate representation of Adams' life and achievements ever captured on film.

Cast & Characters: Paul Giamatti (John Adams), Laura Linney (Abigail Adams), Stephen Dillane (Thomas Jefferson), Danny Huston (Samuel Adams), David Morse (George Washington), Sarah Polley (Nabby Adams), Tom Wilkinson (Benjamin Franklin), Rufus Sewell (Alexander Hamilton), William Yelton (Sam Maverick)
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