I Am Sam

Dec 28, 2001

2h 12m

★ 7.6

Love is all you need.

Overview

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Bedford Falls Productions

Red Fish, Blue Fish Films

I Am Sam Trailers

Cast

Sam Dawson

Sean Penn

Rita Harrison Williams

Michelle Pfeiffer

Annie Cassell

Dianne Wiest

Lucy Diamond Dawson

Dakota Fanning

Mr. Turner

Richard Schiff

Margaret Calgrove

Loretta Devine

Patricia

Marin Hinkle

Randy Carpenter

Laura Dern

Brad

Brad Silverman

Joe

Joseph Rosenberg

Robert

Stanley DeSantis

Ifty

Doug Hutchison

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