John and John Quincy sail to France to join Benjamin Franklin as part of the American mission but Adams' blunt style is ill-suited to diplomacy.

Cast: Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Danny Huston, John Dossett, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Judith Magre, Steven Hinkle, Madeline Taylor, Neal Huff, Tom Wilkinson, Jerome Aarts, Jean Brassard, Pip Carter, Jules Croiset, Michael Hall D'Addario