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  1. Jan 25, 2002 · "I Am Sam" stars Sean Penn as Lucy's dad, Sam, who has the IQ of a 7-year-old but is trying to raise the daughter he fathered with a homeless woman. The mother disappeared right after giving birth (her farewell words: "All I wanted was a place to sleep"), and now Sam is doing his best to cope, although sometimes Lucy has to help him with her ...

  2. Jan 25, 2002 · As Lucy turns seven and begins to intellectually surpass her father, their close bond is threatened when their unconventional living arrangement comes to the attention of a social worker who wants...

  3. 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.

  4. I Am Sam is about a retarded man named Sam (Sean Penn) who has a mental capacity of a 7-year old. He works as a server at Starbucks, is obsessed with The Beatles, and loves IHOP.

  5. Sean Penn gives the most professionally shameful, cruelly wrongheaded performance ever nominated for a Best Actor Oscar, while Jessie Nelson Kristine Johnson's script lives down to...

  6. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › I_Am_SamI Am Sam - Wikipedia

    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 .

  7. www.metacritic.com › movie › i-am-samI Am Sam - Metacritic

    Dec 28, 2001 · The compelling story of Sam Dawson (Penn), a mentally challenged father raising his daughter Lucy with the help of an extraordinary group of friends. When a social worker suggests that Lucy should be placed in foster care, Sam forms an unlikely alliance with a high-powered attorney (Pfeiffer).

  8. Jan 25, 2002 · Dakota Fanning, the seven-year-old wunderkind portraying Lucy, is eerily convincing as a young girl who is mature and insightful beyond her years – a smart and needed juxtaposition against Penn...

  9. Apr 11, 2002 · Penn plays Sam, a Beatles-obsessed Starbucks cleaner with the mental age of seven. Managing to get a homeless woman pregnant, her disappearance leaves him to bring up young Lucy.

  10. Jan 10, 2002 · I Am Sam is heartbreaking, uplifting, brilliantly acted, and profoundly moving. The fact that the story is utterly implausible has to be set aside. Fortunately for the movie, Sean...

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