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FilmPG-132001
I Am Sam
Directed by Jessie Nelson
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. From TMDB
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I Am Sam is a 2001 drama film, directed by Jessie Nelson, starring Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer and Dianne Wiest.
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60 of 64 · most liked firstwithin minutes of waking, I explained the plot of the movie I Am Sam to my boyfriend, and he said “what are you talking about?”
neutral · AI labelView post →So it’s a buddy movie. Think “Midnight Run” meets “I Am Sam.”
neutral · AI labelView post →#FebruaryMovieChallenge #MovieSky Day 7. The Beatles in a movie (physically or their music). I Am Sam (2001)
neutral · AI labelView post →Spell your name with movie titles 🍿 Miracle on 34th Street I Am Sam Catch Me If You Can Hachi: A Dog's Tale American History X
neutral · AI labelView post →I'm heading out to pick strawberries this morning 🍓 so "Strawberry Fields Forever" is my #earworm of the day. Here's a great cover by Ben Harper from the movie soundtrack for "I Am Sam." youtu.be/HE_4ii4Hik8?...
neutral · AI labelView post →(The movie is I Am Sam, by the way!)
neutral · AI labelView post →'I Am Sam'. Awful film but the soundtrack comprises some great Beatles covers.
negative · AI labelView post →Film scores in my car cd case: Much Ado About Nothing (Branagh, natch) Dr. Zhivago LotR Soundtracks: Garden State I Am Sam Grease And more that I'm forgetting.
neutral · AI labelView post →We interrupt these actual finds for Mats-related Seuss tidbits: - The Mats wore Seuss hats to a dinner marking completion of recording for the Pleased to Meet Me album - Westerberg recorded a cover of "Nowhere Man" for the film "I Am Sam" - A Seuss poster is seen in Joan Jett's "Androgynous" video
neutral · AI labelView post →It's so crazy to watch him in I Am Sam. He's a great actor and he's all in on that performance. So wild. My favorites
neutral · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge 8/17 Movie or TV character played by Sean Penn that is not Milk or I Am Sam Jeff Spicoli in Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) #filmsky 📽️ #moviesky
neutral · AI labelView post →Pretty much all of the movie 'I Am Sam' #blutoid
neutral · AI labelView post →Heard plenty of those in the movie 'I Am Sam' (2001) and they all were great in that movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #AcademyAwards #Digger #IAmSam 10 Performances That Pretty Much Screamed “Give Me an Oscar!” http://dlvr.it/TVvkzZ
neutral · AI labelView post →For #Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge catch up #Filmsky #Moviesky Day 17... Movie or TV character played by Sean Penn that is not Milk or I Am Sam... As himself in Val, in this documentary on Val Kilmer... weegiemidget.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/t...
neutral · AI labelView post →(1/2) Rufus Wainwright (July 22, 1973) is born. He is an openly gay Grammy-nominated Canadian-American singer-songwriter. He released his first album in 1998 to great critical acclaim. He has contributed to several film soundtracks, including Moulin Rouge, I Am Sam, Heights, and Brokeback Mountain.
neutral · AI labelView post →or I Am Sam or whatever that movie was called
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 27th Birthday To Elle Fanning Mary Elle Fanning (Born April 9, 1998) Is An American Actress. She Made Her Film Debut As The Younger Version Of Her Sister Dakota Fanning's Character In The Drama Film I Am Sam (2001). As A Child Actress, She Appeared In Several Films, Including Babel (2006),
neutral · AI labelView post →1. Black Panther all over again (Wicked this time) 2. Liberals did white savioring for decades and will go mockery like Crash and I Am Sam 3. THIS is the movie critics want Zoe to be "respected" under when she stopped with Guardians??? *doof 2 nickels Zoe in neolib shit meme.png*
neutral · AI labelView post →I always liked his acting. His movie- I Am Sam, showed what a versatile actor he is. Who knew Jeff Spicoli grow into the activist he is? Much respect for him.
positive · AI labelView post →#Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge Day 17 - Movie or TV character played by Sean Penn that is not Milk or I Am Sam The Game (1997) David Fincher --What a ride!! This movie needs more attention.
neutral · AI labelView post →Decided to put on a movie and picked I Am Sam and now I'm crying my stupid face out. Why do i do this to myself?
positive · AI labelView post →Happy 28th Birthday To Elle Fanning Mary Elle Fanning (Born April 9, 1998) Is An American Actress. She Made Her Film Debut As The Younger Version Of Her Sister Dakota Fanning's Character In The Drama Film I Am Sam (2001). As A Child Actress, She Appeared In Several Films, Including Babel (2006),
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 32nd Birthday To Dakota Fanning Hannah Dakota Fanning (Born February 23, 1994) Is An American Actress. She Rose To Prominence At The Age Of Seven For Her Performance As Lucy Dawson In The Drama Film I Am Sam (2001), For Which She Received A Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination At The Age Of
neutral · AI labelView post →This was a great video overall, Noah. Funny that you mentioned the film “I Am Sam”, because that was one movie I couldn’t sit through and found it off putting at a young age. Still haven’t see it all the way through and I don’t think I will. 😄
negative · AI labelView post →Pretty sure I Am Sam is at 5, too. Wore out that CD after seeing the movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Dude isn’t it so crazy that I Am Sam was a real movie?
neutral · AI labelView post →Hey there Shufflers, we're back with our second movie of the season from @gammakoruchador.bsky.social's shelves: I Am Sam! youtu.be/8fKBXABU6U4
neutral · AI labelView post →I Am Sam. The movie looks terrible (and I still haven’t watched it). When it came out, though, I bought the whole soundtrack of Beatles’ covers based on the sublime Aimee Mann-Michael Penn “Two of Us” alone. youtu.be/Xhd0s6L19w8
neutral · AI labelView post →This isnt my joke, but still laughing about the idea that some (dog?) woman let Goofy bust inside her. The Goofy movie attests to the fact that Goofy has gotten laid at least one time. Is it like an I Am Sam style scenario? The plot thickens.
neutral · AI labelView post →I've been too jaded since I lost out on the Patsy Cline boxed set. One year I bought the I Am Sam soundtrack "ironically," having made fun of it because I thought the movie was very silly, only for it to become one of my favorites. Bottom line: I'm not cut out for RSD.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 31st Birthday To Dakota Fanning Hannah Dakota Fanning (Born February 23, 1994) Is An American Actress. She Rose To Prominence At The Age Of Seven For Her Performance As Lucy Dawson In The Drama Film I Am Sam (2001), For Which She Received A Screen Actors Guild Award Nomination
neutral · AI labelView post →I Am Sam (2001) What. The. Fuck! A movie so bad it’s making me mad at The Beatles music featured. How dare you, Sam!!! 🤬 #filmsky
negative · AI labelView post →🩷😌 I've loved it ever since I've heard it. Ever seen the movie I Am Sam? Lots of good Beatles cover songs came out of that. 😊
neutral · AI labelView post →🎬Today in #FilmHistory🎬 "I AM SAM" (2001) was released. Sean Penn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Sam. The film is said to be the launching of Dakota Fanning's film. #OTD
neutral · AI labelView post →Using MOVIE as an acronym, recommend 5 films: Masculin, Féminin Once Upon a Time in America V for Vendetta (or Vertigo) I Am Sam (An) Education
neutral · AI labelView post →I Am Sam. All great Beatles covers but the movie looks awful
negative · AI labelView post →Is Dakota Fanning from Minnesota? She is not. However she was in the film "I Am Sam" which has Paul Westerberg covering "Nowhere Man"
neutral · AI labelView post →I've seen "I Am Sam" a dozen times and only just now realized that Data is in that movie (i forget the actors name at the moment. ) i don't know how I missed that! 😆😂
neutral · AI labelView post →August 17/Day 229 A Movie or TV character played by Sean Penn that is not Milk or I Am Sam In recognition of Sean Penn’s Birthday #Edwards2026MovieThingChallenge As Alex Dwyer “Taps” (1981)
neutral · AI labelView post →I Am Sam (2001) Directed by Jessie Nelson https://onesheet.org/movie/i-am-sam-2001/
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched I Am Sam & it absolutely wrecked me. Sean Penn was phenomenal; a compassionate, respectful performance. Michelle Pfeiffer & Dakota Fanning were incredible too. Beautiful, heartbreaking film about love & family. Highly recommend, but bring tissues. I cried SO much.
positive · AI labelView post →I only tried them after the movie I AM SAM and unfortunately, I hated them.
neutral · AI labelView post →I Am Sam (2001) I for some reason decided that right after watching a play that made me cry I would watch a movie that makes me sob anyway fantastic movie I recommend it if you don't like it i understand ngl it has issues with disability representation upon rewatch as not a child 4.5/5 with nuance
positive · AI labelView post →The (movie) I Am Sam Kinison (HD/HDX) (Vudu) (US) for $5 Genre: (Documentary)
neutral · AI labelView post →I Am Sam and A Goofy Movie are similar in that they are both about intellectually disabled fathers and their relationship with their children. No idea if Goofy was also SA'd by a working girl.
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) I Am Sam 1080p (iTunes)(US) $4.99 (Melodrama) (iMDB) 6.9 Cast: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff
neutral · AI labelView post →Guess Who This Lil' Georgia Peach Turned Into! Before this sweet Georgia peach turned into a superstar, she was just kickin' off her acting career at 3 years old and rockin' her white dress with puffy shoulders! She made her film debut alongside her older sister in "I Am Sam" ... and … #media #news
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #Oscars #IAmSam #Coquette 9 Oscar-Nominated Performances That Low-Key Deserved a Razzie Nomination Instead http://dlvr.it/TQ7C7S
neutral · AI labelView post →i feel like you can tell a lot about a person based on what they think of the movie I Am Sam
neutral · AI labelView post →There was what sounded like a terrible film called "I Am Sam" which had Beatles cover versions for it's soundtrack. Never saw it thank God, but some of the covers were great, inc Ben Folds doing a cracking "Golden Slumbers". Also for a mixtape type one, the soundtrack album to "I Shot Andy Warhol"
negative · AI labelView post →The (movie) I Am Sam (HD) is available today on (Amazon)(US) for $4.99 Cast: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff Genre: (Melodrama) (Movies Anywhere) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_sam/
neutral · AI labelView post →Saturday morning listening: I Am Sam Soundtrack. Sue mentioned this movie earlier this week (a movie I’ve never seen) and I knew we’d listen to this today. All Beatles covers from - among others - Rufus Wainwright, Sarah McLachlan & the reason I bought it… Chocolate Genius Inc.
neutral · AI labelView post →Forget that jerk Sean Penn. The real Oscar worthy individual in this movie is, Dakota Fanning I Am Sam (2001)
positive · AI labelView post →ALPHABET MOVIES💖💖💖📽️📽️📽️: Think of one Movie you really like that begins with the letter I and add here (pic, poster, GIF, etc). My Choice: I Am Sam (2001) Your Choice? (Add to this post)
positive · AI labelView post →It became a film cultural thing, the 70s (calling mentally illness sympathetically and derogatorily "special") then the hard R Word came in with conservative Reagan 80s; Well into 90s until the late 99-early2000s films like Slingblade, The Other Sister, and especially culminating with I Am Sam crap.
negative · AI labelView post →Sam from the movie I Am Sam now thinks that he's Morpheus from The Matrix
neutral · AI labelView post →Tubi played a movie called Pumpkin and honestly.... The film was emotional 😭 like I Am Sam or Lloyd
neutral · AI labelView post →The (movie) I Am Sam is available today on (Google Play) for $7.99 Cast: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning, Dianne Wiest, Loretta Devine, Richard Schiff Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_sam/
neutral · AI labelView post →ummmmm… what else will repel people. i’m a Catholic but not in a hot way. Quentin Tarantino is my favorite director. David Foster Wallace is my favorite writer. My favorite movie of all time is Borat, followed closely by I Am Sam. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room is top 10 maybe top 5
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