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I Am Sam

I Am Sam

7,6 /10 (2,506 Votes)
2001 EN 132 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

28/12/2001

Votes

2,506

Popularity

5.0

Love is all you need.

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

132 min

Budget

$22,000,000

Revenue

$92,542,418

Original Soundtrack

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Key-Si

Key-Si

2018-11-25

⭐ 10

"I Am Sam" is one of those movies, that touch you right where it matters and if this movie is not becoming an absoute classic, this world must be full of morons. Sean Penn plays the role of his life and he is way more impressive than Dustin Hoffman in "Rain Man". And that performance already can be considered flawless. Also very impressive is little Dakota Fanning in her role as Lucy and one of the best child performances ever brought to screen. And even after the movie is over it will stay with you for a long time and will get you thinking on what side you would actually be if this case would…

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