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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.
- (156K)
- Drama
- Jessie Nelson
- 2002-01-25
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 .
Sam Dawson (Sean Penn), a mentally challenged man with a mind of a child, is living in Los Angeles and is single-handedly raising his daughter Lucy (Dakota Fanning), whom he fathered from a homeless woman who wanted nothing to do with Lucy and left him the day of her birth.
Sam: Directed by Nicholas Brooks. With Natalie Knepp, Sean Kleier, Morgan Fairchild, Stacy Keach. An alpha New York City male is magically transformed into a beautiful girl, falls in love, and learns what it means to be a woman.
- (1.1K)
- Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
- Nicholas Brooks
- 2017-11
Sep 26, 2019 · I am Sam is a film from the early 21 st Century that brought Sean Penn an Oscar nomination at the 2002 Academy Awards ceremony. It’s also one of the most insulting films you’re ever likely to see.
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.
- 132 min
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“I Am Sam” is a heartwarming movie that draws inspiration from the true stories of intellectually disabled parents fighting for their rights. While the film is fictional, it captures the essence of the challenges faced by these parents and the importance of support and acceptance in their journey.
