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I Am Sam (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2001 American drama film co-written and directed by Jessie Nelson. It stars Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest, Dakota Fanning, Elle Fanning, Richard Schiff, Loretta Devine and Laura Dern.
I Am Sam: Directed by Jessie Nelson. With Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest. An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.
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.
I Am Sam - Full Cast & Crew. 28 Metascore. 2001. 2 hr 12 mins. Drama. PG13. Watchlist. Where to Watch. A mentally challenged man seeks custody of his daughter when the state tries to place...
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a mentally challenged man with a mind of a child, is living in Los Angeles and is single-handedly raising his daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning), whom he fathered from a homeless woman who wanted nothing to do with Lucy and left him the day of her birth.
Dec 28, 2001 · I Am Sam: plot summary, featured cast, reviews, articles, photos, and videos. I Am Sam is a 2001 drama film directed by Jessie Nelson. The film stars Sean Penn as Sam Dawson, a man with an intellectual disability who fights for the custody of his daughter, Lucy, played by Dakota Fanning.
