I Am Sam
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- Synopsis
- The story of a disabled man (Sean Penn) with the mental capacity of a 7-year-old who faces a hearing to regain custody of his young daughter, who's been taken away from him by local social services....
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- Starring
- Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning
- Director(s)
- Jessie Nelson
- Distributor(s)
- New Line
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 124 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites
Not about the justice or injustice of the legal system. Rather it's about the tragedy of Sam's predicament.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
A warm, hard-to-resist story.Read the full review
Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites
Ham-handedly manipulative film.Read the full review