I Am Sam
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.
PG-13
HD
Drama
2001
132 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : I Am Sam
- Duration : 132 min
- Languages : English
- Writers : Kristine Johnson, Jessie Nelson
- Directors : Jessie Nelson min
- Imdb : 7.6 (115379 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.7 (300496 votes)
- Actors : Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest
Movie Storyline
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.