I Am Sam

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-01-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (115379 Reviews)

Director:

Jessie Nelson

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Sean Penn Michelle Pfeiffer Dakota Fanning Dianne Wiest

Writer:

Kristine Johnson

Jessie Nelson

Fullplot:

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.

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