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Jan 25, 2002 · 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.
- Jessie Nelson
- 507
- 2 min
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.
- $22 million
- John Powell
- December 28, 2001 (United States: limited), January 25, 2002 (United States: wide)
Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old and works at a Starbucks. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. 6,199 IMDb 7.6 2 h 12 min 2002. X-Ray PG-13. Drama · Downbeat · Emotional · Philosophical.
- 132 min
Sam (Penn, in an Oscar-nominated role), a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy (Fanning) 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.
Jan 25, 2002 · I Am Sam is a 2001 drama film starring Sean Penn as a mentally-challenged father fighting for custody of his daughter. The film has low ratings from critics and audiences, who criticize its manipulative and treacly storyline.
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- Jessie Nelson
- PG-13
- Sean Penn
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Jan 25, 2002 · A movie about a mentally retarded father who tries to raise his daughter with a lawyer's help, starring Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer. Ebert criticizes the film for its simplistic and sentimental message, its implausible plot, and its uneven performances.