i am sam

United States

2001

132 Min

Color

1.85:1

English

Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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EXEC Michael De Luca, Claire Rudnick Polstein, David Rubin

PROD Marshall Herskovitz, Jessie Nelson, Richard Solomon, Edward Zwick

SCR Jessie Nelson, Kristine Johnson

CAST Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Laura Dern, Richard Schiff, Loretta Devine, Mary Steenburgen, Roma Maffia

Sam Dawson has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He works at a Starbucks and is obsessed with the Beatles. He has a daughter with a homeless woman; she abandons them as soon as they leave the hospital. He names his daughter Lucy Diamond (after the Beatles song), and raises her. But as she reaches age 7 herself, Sam’s limitations start to become a problem at school; she’s intentionally holding back to avoid looking smarter than him. The authorities take her away, and Sam shames high-priced lawyer Rita Harrison into taking his case pro bono. In the process, he teaches her a great deal about love, and whether it’s really all you need. —IMDb

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nevelig

7May12

First movie I saw Sean Penn's performance and he's super enchanting. And the Beatles' covers for the soundtrack is goood.

KadyLady

2Jan12

Acting was just tremendous and I cried so hard.

JolieG1

31Dec11

A classic in my book . I cried when he cried , I laughed when he laughed .

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josiahduke

30Aug11

I have never seen a movie that so earnestly wanted me to care. I found the film insufferable--Penn's offensive (but effective) performance, the melodramatic cinematography, a syrupy script and awkward product placement. We GET it: Starbucks funded your film.

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