mentally disabled,foster parents,lawyer,pro bono,social services,coffee shop manager,pizza hut,children's book,locked door,child custody,woman director,father daughter relationship,neurodiversity

I Am Sam (2001)

Poster for I Am Sam

Love is all you need.

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 & Crew

Director
Jessie Nelson
  • Profile picture of Sean Penn
    Sam Dawson Sean Penn
  • Profile picture of Michelle Pfeiffer
    Rita Harrison Williams Michelle Pfeiffer
  • Profile picture of Dianne Wiest
    Annie Cassell Dianne Wiest
  • Profile picture of Dakota Fanning
    Lucy Diamond Dawson Dakota Fanning
  • Profile picture of Richard Schiff
    Mr. Turner Richard Schiff
  • Profile picture of Loretta Devine
    Margaret Calgrove Loretta Devine
  • Profile picture of Marin Hinkle
    Patricia Marin Hinkle
  • Profile picture of Laura Dern
    Randy Carpenter Laura Dern

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Keywords

  • mentally disabled
  • foster parents
  • lawyer
  • pro bono
  • social services
  • coffee shop manager
  • pizza hut
  • children's book
  • locked door
  • child custody
  • woman director
  • father daughter relationship
  • neurodiversity