John Adams: With Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, John Dossett, Stephen Dillane. The life of one of the USA's Founding Fathers, its second President, and his role in the nation's first 50 years.

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"John Adams", the HBO series is by far the best Colonial film or series I have ever seen. Paul Giamatti captivates viewers with a super performance. He has really given me a new respect for John Adams. Laura Linney plays Abigail Adams beautifully. She is wise and kind, but also is …

John Adams was born on 15 February 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He is a composer, known for Shutter Island (2010), Run Lola Run (1998) and We Are Who We Are (2020).

John Adams is known for Halfway to Zen (2016), Hellbender (2021) and Where the Devil Roams (2023).

Mar 16, 2008 · Independence: Directed by Tom Hooper. With Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Stephen Dillane, David Morse. After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, John Adams becomes the voice for independence at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

Mar 16, 2008 · Join or Die: Directed by Tom Hooper. With Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Danny Huston, John Bedford Lloyd. Firebrand Sam Adams tries to dissuade cousin John from defending redcoats in the Boston Massacre, but later John changes his …

John Adams: I have come to the conclusion that one useless man is called a disgrace; that two are called a law firm, and that three or more become a Congress! And by God, I have had this Congress!

A few sexual references, mostly mild. When Benjamin Franklin and John Adams visit France, there are some innuendos exchanged during a dinner. Also references to prostitutes.

Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.