I Am Sam (2001)

62

IMDb 2897

7.6

/155413/

Trakt

77

/2602/

TMDb

75

/2193/

Letterboxd

3.4

/51147/

Tomatoes

36

/146/

Audience

86

/301156/

Metacritic

28

/33/

RogerEbert

2.0

Runtime: 132 min.

Status: Released

Certification: PG-13

Parental Guide: 14+

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.

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.foster-parents, tmdb.social-services, tmdb.coffee-shop-manager, tmdb.children-s-book, tmdb.locked-door, tmdb.child-custody, tmdb.woman-director + 60 more, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.neurodiversity, tmdb.pro-bono, tmdb.pizza-hut, mdblist.rotten, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.mentally-disabled, tmdb.lawyer, tmdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.child-custody, imdb.single-father, imdb.custody-battle, imdb.foster-parent, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.lawyer, imdb.disability, imdb.fear-of-learning, imdb.hatred, imdb.overhead-camera-shot, imdb.pizzeria, imdb.diaper-change, imdb.coffeeshop, imdb.coffeeshop-manager, imdb.president, imdb.watching-tv, imdb.elementary-school, imdb.recess, imdb.referee, imdb.stuffed-animal-toy, imdb.adulterous-husband, imdb.schoolteacher, imdb.starbucks-coffee, imdb.7-eleven-store, imdb.slow-motion-scene, imdb.intellectually-disabled, imdb.cartoon-on-tv, imdb.reference-to-dr-seuss, imdb.female-director, imdb.female-filmmaker, imdb.parent-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.man-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.father-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.person-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.person-with-a-disability, imdb.father-with-a-disability, imdb.man-with-a-disability, imdb.parent-with-a-disability, imdb.adult-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.adult-with-a-disability, imdb.intellectual-disability, imdb.intellectually-disabled-protagonist, imdb.love, imdb.reference-to-the-beatles, imdb.hospital, imdb.pro-bono, imdb.custody, imdb.abusive-childhood, imdb.abbey-road-album-cover-recreation, imdb.title-directed-by-female, awards.oscar-nominated

Production companies: New Line Cinema, Avery Pix, The Bedford Falls Company, Bedford Falls Productions, Red Fish, Blue Fish Films

I Am Sam (2001)

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.

Genres: Drama

Keywords: tmdb.foster-parents, tmdb.social-services, tmdb.coffee-shop-manager, tmdb.children-s-book, tmdb.locked-door, tmdb.child-custody, tmdb.woman-director + 60 more, mdblist.has-trailer, tmdb.neurodiversity, tmdb.pro-bono, tmdb.pizza-hut, mdblist.rotten, mdblist.ext.2k-blu-ray, tmdb.mentally-disabled, tmdb.lawyer, tmdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.child-custody, imdb.single-father, imdb.custody-battle, imdb.foster-parent, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.lawyer, imdb.disability, imdb.fear-of-learning, imdb.hatred, imdb.overhead-camera-shot, imdb.pizzeria, imdb.diaper-change, imdb.coffeeshop, imdb.coffeeshop-manager, imdb.president, imdb.watching-tv, imdb.elementary-school, imdb.recess, imdb.referee, imdb.stuffed-animal-toy, imdb.adulterous-husband, imdb.schoolteacher, imdb.starbucks-coffee, imdb.7-eleven-store, imdb.slow-motion-scene, imdb.intellectually-disabled, imdb.cartoon-on-tv, imdb.reference-to-dr-seuss, imdb.female-director, imdb.female-filmmaker, imdb.parent-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.man-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.father-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.person-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.person-with-a-disability, imdb.father-with-a-disability, imdb.man-with-a-disability, imdb.parent-with-a-disability, imdb.adult-with-an-intellectual-disability, imdb.adult-with-a-disability, imdb.intellectual-disability, imdb.intellectually-disabled-protagonist, imdb.love, imdb.reference-to-the-beatles, imdb.hospital, imdb.pro-bono, imdb.custody, imdb.abusive-childhood, imdb.abbey-road-album-cover-recreation, imdb.title-directed-by-female, awards.oscar-nominated