
I Am Sam (2001)
Rating: 7.6/10
Duration: 132 min
Genres: Drama,
Director(s): Jessie Nelson,
Description:
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
- Marin Hinkle as Patricia
- Richard Schiff as Mr. Turner
- Mary Steenburgen as Dr. Blake
- Dakota Fanning as Lucy Diamond Dawson
- Loretta Devine as Margaret Calgrove
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Rita Harrison Williams
- Doug Hutchison as Ifty
- Laura Dern as Randy Carpenter
- Sean Penn as Sam Dawson
- Dianne Wiest as Annie Cassell
- Stanley DeSantis as Robert
- Eileen Ryan as Estelle Dawson
- Brad Silverman as Brad
- Joseph Rosenberg as Joe
- Bobby Cooper as George