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I Am Sam

Directed by Jessie Nelson
PG-13
2001    2h 12mDrama
7.635%86%7.6
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Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7 year old. He has a daughter whose homeless mother has abandoned them both. Sam's difficulties become problematic, and his daughter is taken away. Sam finds a lawyer who handles the case pro bono. In the process, Sam teaches her a great deal about love and whether it's really all needed.

Cast of I Am Sam

  • Sean PennSam Dawson
  • Michelle PfeifferRita Harrison Williams
  • Dianne WiestAnnie Cassell
  • Dakota FanningLucy Diamond Dawson
  • Richard SchiffMr. Turner
  • Loretta DevineMargaret Calgrove
  • Marin HinklePatricia
  • Laura DernRandy Carpenter
  • Brad SilvermanBrad
  • Joseph RosenbergJoe
  • Stanley DeSantisRobert
  • Doug HutchisonIfty
  • Bobby CooperGeorge
  • Mary SteenburgenDr. Blake
  • Eileen RyanEstelle Dawson
  • Michael B. SilverDr. Jaslow
  • Rosalind ChaoLily
  • Ken JenkinsJudge Philip McNeily
  • Wendy PhillipsMiss Wright
  • Mason LuceroConner Rhodes

I Am Sam Ratings & Reviews

  • Motaba Movie centerMarch 14, 2025
    A classic, touching drama in which a disabled father, Sean Penn, raises his healthy daughter alone.
    4
  • nsaf2416h ago
    The story was actually fantastic, and this movie has some very touching moments, but it felt like it was actually rushed and poorly thought through in many scenes, which was dissappointing. Overall, good, but it could have been so much better.
  • Kimberly IstreMay 4, 2026
    Excellent movie
    1
  • void866April 2, 2026
    What a movie havent cried like that in a while. Sean Penn what a performance. Really recommend this movie, it will make you cry than laugh.
    2
  • pinkscarabNovember 28, 2025
    Amazing, inspiring, emotional
    1

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