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I Am Sam

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Action & Adventure Drama Rated: 13+ (PG-13)20012h 12mOn: Netflix Tags: Feel-good Female Director Doctor Country: America

Although Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old, he 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 start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam shames high-priced lawyer, Rita into taking his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.I Am Sam featuring Sean Penn and Michelle Pfeiffer is streaming with subscription on Netflix, available for rent or purchase on iTunes, available for rent or purchase on Google Play, and 4 others. It's an action & adventure and drama movie with a high IMDb audience rating of 7.6 (146,971 votes).

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Cast & Crew

Jessie Nelson

Sean Penn

Michelle Pfeiffer

Rita Harrison Williams

Dianne Wiest

Dakota Fanning

Lucy Diamond Dawson

Richard Schiff

Loretta Devine

Margaret Calgrove

Marin Hinkle

Laura Dern

Randy Carpenter

Brad Silverman

Joseph Rosenberg

Stanley DeSantis

Doug Hutchison

Bobby Cooper

Mary Steenburgen

Eileen Ryan

Michael B. Silver

Rosalind Chao

Ken Jenkins

Judge Philip McNeily

Wendy Phillips

Mason Lucero

Scott Paulin

Edward Zwick

Jessie Nelson

Marshall Herskovitz

Richard Solomon

Claire Rudnick Polstein

Executive Producer

David Scott Rubin

Executive Producer

Michael De Luca

Executive Producer

Jessie Nelson

Kristine Johnson

John Powell

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Available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix).

Available to rent or buy from $2.99 on 6 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 3 others).

Not available to watch free online.

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#1,457 Ranked Movie

#62 Ranked in Female Director Movies

#231 Ranked in Movies on Netflix

#927 Ranked in Drama Movies

I Am Sam has a high IMDb audience rating of 7.6 (146,971 votes). The movie is popular with Reelgood users lately.

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