I Am Sam

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Actors: Sean Penn , Michelle Pfeiffer , Richard Schiff , Dianne Wiest , Loretta Devine , Dakota Fanning , Ken Jenkins , Laura Dern , Doug Hutchison , Rosalind Chao , Mason Lucero , Wendy Phillips , Stanley DeSantis , Joseph Rosenberg , Brad Silverman

Director: Jessie Nelson

IMDB Rate: 7.3 out of 10 (33913 votes)

Plot Summary: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, Sams limitations start to become a problem at school shes 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 its really all you need.