Film

I Am Sam

2001 · 2h 12m · Drama

Love is all you need.

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

35%

Metacritic

28

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.

Sean Penn

Sam Dawson

Michelle Pfeiffer

Rita Harrison Williams

Dianne Wiest

Annie Cassell

Dakota Fanning

Lucy Diamond Dawson

Richard Schiff

Mr. Turner

Loretta Devine

Margaret Calgrove

Marin Hinkle

Patricia

Laura Dern

Randy Carpenter

Brad Silverman

Brad

Joseph Rosenberg

Joe

Stanley DeSantis

Robert

Doug Hutchison

Ifty

Bobby Cooper

George

Mary Steenburgen

Dr. Blake

Eileen Ryan

Estelle Dawson

Michael B. Silver

Dr. Jaslow

• Jessie NelsonScreenplay · Director · Producer
• Kristine JohnsonScreenplay
• Edward ZwickProducer
• Richard SolomonProducer
• Marshall HerskovitzProducer
• Michael De LucaExecutive Producer
• David Scott RubinExecutive Producer
• Claire Rudnick PolsteinExecutive Producer
• Elliot DavisDirector of Photography
• John PowellOriginal Music Composer

I am sam official trailer

Release date

December 28, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 12m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$92,542,418

Genres

Drama

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