I Am Sam
Love is all you need.
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.
- Director
- Jessie Nelson
- Worldwide
- $93M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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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.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
I Am Sam returned 4.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $22M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $93M
- Release date
- Dec 28, 2001
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- Germany, United States of America
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