John Adams (2008)

---- Powerful, tearful, and memorable. Public rating: 9.1/10


John Adams, Jr. (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was the second President of the United States (1797–1801). He also served as America's first Vice President (1789–1797). He was defeated for re-election in the "Revolution of 1800" by Thomas Jefferson. Adams was also the first President to reside in the newly-built White House in Washington, D.C., which was completed in 1800. He is the first president to be defeated for re-election.

Adams, a sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, was a driving force for independence in 1776. He represented the Continental Congress in Europe. He was a major negotiator of the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain, and chiefly responsible for obtaining the loans from the Amsterdam money market necessary for the conduct of the Revolution. He is a seven-part epic miniseries event that explores American history through the eyes of one of its greatest founding fathers, John Adams.

Starring Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney.