I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001

Sam (Sean Penn) is a grown man with the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. After fathering a child with a homeless woman, Sam raises the baby himself until an incident at a birthday party finds the Child Protective Services deeming him an unfit guardian. With the help of yuppie lawyer Michelle Pfeiffer, Sam attempts to regain custody of his daughter and prove that, despite his handicap, he's a truly loving father.

love is all you need

JBscale
47
Mediocre

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
2 hrs. 14 mins.
US Theatrical Release
January 25, 2002
US Box Office
$40,311,852 (#2233 of 7074)
Global Office
$97,818,139 (#1663 of 3929)
Rating
PG-13
Parents Strongly Cautioned
Language

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
New Line Cinema
Released
June 18, 2002
Acquired Date
February 24, 2006
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
February 3, 2007

Actors

Sean Penn
Sean Penn
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
Dianne Wiest
Dianne Wiest
Loretta Devine
Loretta Devine
Richard Schiff
Richard Schiff
Laura Dern
Laura Dern
Brad Silverman
Brad Silverman
Joseph Rosenberg
Joseph Rosenberg
Stanley DeSantis
Stanley DeSantis
Doug Hutchison
Doug Hutchison
Rosalind Chao
Rosalind Chao
Ken Jenkins
Ken Jenkins
Wendy Phillips
Wendy Phillips
Mason Lucero
Mason Lucero
Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin
Bobby Cooper
Bobby Cooper
Kit McDonough
Kit McDonough
Kimberly Scott
Kimberly Scott
Michael B. Silver
Michael B. Silver
Caroline Keenan
Caroline Keenan
Eileen Ryan
Eileen Ryan
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Steenburgen
Marin Hinkle
Marin Hinkle

Directors

Jessie Nelson
Jessie Nelson

Producers

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

Writers

Kristine Johnson
Kristine Johnson
Jessie Nelson
Jessie Nelson

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (7/10)

Ratings

JB Users
70
Very Good
RT Rotten
35%
Tomatometer
145 votes
RT Fresh Certified
86%
Popcornmeter
12,309 votes
METASCORE
28
33 votes
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
157,474 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media