I Am Sam

Love is all you need.

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Drama

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.

Keywords

father daughter relationship
mentally disabled
woman director
lawyer
child custody
children's book
social services
foster parents
pro bono
coffee shop manager
pizza hut
locked door
neurodiversity

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 28, 2001
Original language: English
Spoken languages: English
Countries: United States of America
Production: New Line Cinema,Bedford Falls Productions,Blue Fish Films,Red Fish,"Sam" Productions
Cast: Sean Penn,Michelle Pfeiffer,Dianne Wiest,Dakota Fanning,Richard Schiff,Loretta Devine,Marin Hinkle,Laura Dern,Brad Silverman,Joseph Rosenbergand 30 more
Director: Jessie Nelson
Writer: Jessie Nelson,Kristine Johnson
Producer: Jessie Nelson,Claire Rudnick Polstein,David Scott Rubin,Richard Solomon,Edward Zwick,Marshall Herskovitz,Michael De Luca
Cinematography: Elliot Davis
Music: John Powell
Budget: $22,000,000
Revenue: $92,542,418
IMDb: tt0277027