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I Am Sam

New Line Home Entertainment (2001)

Drama | Thriller

USA | English | Color | 02:12

7.6

155,261

1 disc

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.

Cast View all

	Sean Penn	Sam Dawson
	Michelle Pfeiffer	Rita
	Dakota Fanning	Lucy
	Dianne Wiest	Annie
	Loretta Devine	Margaret Calgrove
	Richard Schiff	Turner
	Laura Dern	Randy Carpenter
	Brad Silverman	Brad
	Joseph Rosenberg	Joe
	Stanley DeSantis	Robert
	Doug Hutchison	Ifty
	Rosalind Chao	Lily
	Ken Jenkins	Judge McNeily
	Wendy Phillips	Miss Wright
	Mason Lucero	Conner Rhodes
	Scott Paulin	Duncan Rhodes
	Bobby Cooper	George
	Kit McDonough	Ms. Davis
	Kimberly Scott	Gertie
	Michael B. Silver	Dr. Jaslow
	Caroline Keenan	Rebecca
	Eileen Ryan	Estelle
	Mary Steenburgen	Dr. Blake
	Marin Hinkle	Patricia
	Chase MacKenzie Bebak	Willy

Crew View all

Director	Jessie Nelson
Writer	Kristine Johnson, Jessie Nelson
Producer	Michael De Luca, Lisa Demaine, Barbara A. Hall, Marshall Herskovitz, Jessie Nelson, Claire Rudnick Polstein, David Scott Rubin, Richard Solomon, Edward Zwick
Musician	John Powell
Photography	Elliot Davis